Tax vote puts bankrupt California city on track for solvency
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Voters in Stockton, California approved a tax hike on Tuesday, putting a city that had been regarded as a test case of pension spending in U.S. municipal bankruptcies closer to regaining solvency.
Backers of $15 minimum wage declare victory in Seattle suburb
OLYMPIA, Washington (Reuters) – A ballot initiative to enact a $15 hourly minimum wage for many workers in a working-class Seattle suburb that houses the region’s main international airport was leading on Tuesday, with proponents declaring victory in t…
Colorado voters approve 25 percent taxes on recreational marijuana
DENVER (Reuters) – A Colorado measure to impose sales and excise taxes of 25 percent on newly legalized recreational marijuana and earmark the first $40 million in revenue for public schools was approved by voters on Tuesday, Governor John Hickenlooper…
Democrat McAuliffe narrowly wins Virginia governor’s race
RICHMOND, Virginia (Reuters) – Democratic Party insider Terry McAuliffe won the Virginia governor’s race on Tuesday by narrowly beating Republican Ken Cuccinelli, a Tea Party favorite who seized on the rocky launch of the U.S. healthcare program to try…
Republican Christie re-elected New Jerssey governor, hints at White House run
ASBURY PARK, New Jersey (Reuters) – New Jersey Republican Governor Chris Christie resoundingly won re-election on Tuesday, winning support across the political spectrum and immediately challenging Washington to follow his lead in a victory speech that …
Business-backed Republican tops Tea Party rival in Alabama primary
BIRMINGHAM, Alabama (Reuters) – A business-backed former state senator beat a Tea Party movement rival on Tuesday in an Alabama congressional primary that highlighted tensions between the Republican Party’s pragmatic and ideological wings over the rece…
Liberal Democrat de Blasio wins New York mayor’s race: media
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Liberal Democrat Bill de Blasio cruised to victory on Tuesday in the race to succeed New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg, marking the first time a Democrat has captured City Hall in two decades, local media reported.
Cleveland kidnap survivor says Castro ‘couldn’t break me’
CLEVELAND (Reuters) – One of three Cleveland women kidnapped and held for years by Ariel Castro said in a television interview that she suffered pregnancies and miscarriages at the hands of the bus driver, who beat her regularly for hours at a time.
Democrat McAuliffe wins Virginia governor’s race: media
(Reuters) – Democrat Terry McAuliffe has narrowly defeated Republican Ken Cuccinelli in the closely watched Virginia’s governor race on Tuesday, NBC and CBS television said.
Washington state set to build Boeing 777X
NEW YORK/SEATTLE (Reuters) – Boeing Co is set to build key parts of its newest jet, the 777X, in the Seattle area providing Washington state passes legislation extending financial incentives for the plane maker and Boeing machinists approve a long-term…
