Consumer advocates seek to raise California cap on medical malpractice awards
SACRAMENTO, California (Reuters) – Consumer advocates in California said on Monday they had gathered enough signatures to place an initiative on the November ballot that would raise a decades-old state cap on medical malpractice awards to $1.1 million….
Washington must find rooms for homeless families out in cold: judge
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A judge on Monday ordered the District of Columbia to provide homeless families private rooms when temperatures drop below freezing instead of housing them in public recreation centers.
U.S. justices take up religious challenge to Obamacare provision
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday considers whether business owners can object on religious grounds to a provision of President Barack Obama’s healthcare law that requires employers to provide health insurance that covers birth c…
Anti-fracking activist in court, fights ban from Pennsylvania land
MONTROSE, Pennsylvania (Reuters) – A Pennsylvania judge could rule as early as this week on whether to modify his five-month-old injunction banning an anti-fracking activist from approaching lands leased by a Texas-based natural gas producer that effec…
‘Non-politician’ leads Democratic race for Pennsylvania governor
YORK, Pennsylvania (Reuters) – Four years ago, Pennsylvania businessman Tom Wolf abandoned a promising bid for governor to return to his family’s building products company, a once successful business that was spiraling toward collapse after a sale to p…
Boston Marathon bombing response a world model, governor says
BOSTON (Reuters) – Boston’s handling of the bombing attack on its marathon in April has become a model for cities around the world on how to respond to tragedy, Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick said on Monday, as the city made its final preparation…
Indian tribe seeks pot business ban in part of Washington state
OLYMPIA, Washington (Reuters) – A Native American tribe, concerned about the impact of marijuana on its youth, is fighting to derail the rollout of a nascent recreational pot industry across a quarter of Washington state, where it still holds some trad…
Teens suspected of killing Florida policeman commit suicide: sheriff
ORLANDO, Florida (Reuters) – Two teenagers are suspected of killing a Central Florida police officer just before shooting themselves to death, the Orange County Sheriff’s Office said on Monday.
Detroit emergency manager wants bankruptcy plan confirmed by fall
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Detroit’s emergency manager said on Monday he hopes the city’s plan for financial restructuring will be approved and in place by the fall.
More than 100 missing persons reports filed after Washington state mudslide
OLYMPIA, Washington (Reuters) – More than 100 missing persons reports have been filed with various entities in Washington state in the aftermath of a mudslide already blamed for eight confirmed deaths, the Snohomish County Department of Emergency Manag…
