(Updates with Brown comment in third paragraph.) June 27 (Bloomberg) — California Governor Jerry Brown dropped his plan to extend expiring taxes to close a budget deficit and will back a new proposal based on $4 billion in higher-than-forecast revenue, additional spending cuts and a tax initiative requiring voter approval next year. The agreement between [...]
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June 28, 2011
June 28, 2011
June 28, 2011
NC Gov Vetoes Bill on Abortion Restrictions
RALEIGH, N.C (AP) — North Carolina Gov. Beverly Perdue has vetoed a bill requiring women considering an abortion in the state to get an ultrasound and wait 24 hours after mandated counseling before they could undergo the procedure. The Democratic governor is an abortion-rights supporter and announced her decision on Monday. The GOP-led General Assembly [...]
June 28, 2011
Recession Forces States to Rethink Tourism Funding
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Like a business trying to sell a product, Washington state has for years attracted visitors by promoting stunning images of some of the nation’s most majestic scenery — from the snowcapped peaks of the Cascades to the rainforests and thundering waterfalls of the Olympic Peninsula. That marketing is now coming to [...]
June 28, 2011
June 28, 2011
L.A. Dodgers Declare Bankruptcy
The Dodgers, one of Major League Baseball’s most beloved and historic franchises, has officially filed for bankruptcy, reports TMZ. Frank McCourt, owner of the troubled team, filed bankruptcy papers earlier this morning after months of financial drama. The tipping point came as MLB Commissioner Bud Selig killed the $3 billion deal with Fox to broadcast [...]
June 28, 2011
Survey of 300,000 Seeks Extent of Disease From Camp Lejeune’s Tainted Water
About 300,000 people who lived and worked in North Carolina’s Camp Lejeune are being asked to fill out a detailed survey to determine what diseases may be linked to the base’s contaminated water supply. As many as 1 million people may have been exposed to toxins in well water that sometimes registered 40 times higher [...]
June 28, 2011
Supreme Court Rules for Foreign Firms in Accident Suits
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court has ruled that a New Jersey man who lost four fingers in a workplace accident on a metal-cutting machine cannot sue the British maker of the equipment in New Jersey. The court voted 6-3 Monday that the manufacturer’s connection to New Jersey is too tenuous to allow the lawsuit to [...]
June 28, 2011
NM Wildfire, Grows, Forcing Shutdown of Famed Los Alamos Nuke Lab
LOS ALAMOS, N.M. — A fast-moving wildfire forced officials at the Los Alamos nuclear laboratory to close the site Monday while stirring memories of a devastating blaze more than a decade ago that destroyed hundreds of homes and buildings in the area. More than 100 residents evacuated their homes as the fire swelled Monday to [...]
June 27, 2011
June 27, 2011
Cable TV Boxes Are Huge Energy Hogs
OK, so maybe the television antennas littering the housetops across urban and suburban landscapes were downright ugly — and perilous to install on steep roofs — not to mention that windstorms could leave them twisting in the wind like pretzels. And sure, the rabbit ears atop the TV were maddeningly stubborn about pulling in your [...]
June 27, 2011
Home Depot Accused of Violating Buy American Act
SAN FRANCISCO — The photograph on the Home Depot website shows a line of smiling soldiers unloading a truck stacked with power tools and other company wares. The company says this shows “federal dollars go farther at The Home Depot.” San Francisco Attorney Paul Scott says the photo also shows the company providing Chinese-made products [...]
June 27, 2011
New York’s Gay Marriage Law Sparks Love, Rush to Altar
Although June is the traditional month for nuptials, the end of July is expected to see a rush to the altar in New York as gay couples celebrate the legalization of same-sex marriages in the Empire State. Wedding plans are blooming, now that New York has become the sixth state to legalize same-sex marriage. Couples [...]