Articles tagged with federal
Tue, May 22, 2012
Mayor seeks more federal help to slash New Orleans murder rate
By Kathy Finn
NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) - New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu asked the federal government on Tuesday for more help fighting a murder epidemic ...
Mon, May 21, 2012
Jury reconvenes in ex-Senator Edwards' trial
By Colleen Jenkins
GREENSBORO, North Carolina (Reuters) - Jurors resumed deliberations on Monday in the federal campaign finance case against former U.S. Senator John ...
Mon, May 14, 2012
Arizona governor vetoes law demanding return of federal lands
By Tim Gaynor and David Schwartz
PHOENIX (Reuters) - Arizona Governor Jan Brewer on Monday vetoed a bill demanding the U.S. government turn over ...
Fri, May 04, 2012
U.S. proposes new rules for fracking on federal lands
By Ayesha Rascoe
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration unveiled long-awaited rules on Friday to bolster oversight on public lands of oil and natural gas ...
Mon, April 30, 2012
Federal Reserve officials at odds on jobs view
By Ann Saphir
SANTA BARBARA, California (Reuters) - The economy will likely grow at a moderate pace, inflation will stay low, and unemployment will fall ...
Wed, April 25, 2012
House votes to curtail lavish spending by federal agencies
By Thomas Ferraro
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - In a rare display of bipartisanship, the U.S. House of Representatives overwhelmingly approved a bill on Wednesday to ...
Wed, April 25, 2012
Arizona Senate passes bill demanding return of federal lands
By David Schwartz
PHOENIX (Reuters) - Arizona is poised to join next-door neighbor Utah in demanding the U.S. government transfer title to millions of ...
Mon, April 16, 2012
Kris Kobach: Immigration isn't just a federal matter
By Terry Baynes
(Reuters) - The battle over illegal immigration heads to the U.S. Supreme Court next week, when the court will hear arguments ...
Sun, April 08, 2012
Senator vows probe of lavish federal gathering
By Thomas Ferraro
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A federal congressional panel will investigate a lavish federal conference that featured a spoof video joking about wasteful spending ...
Fri, April 06, 2012
Crackdown on prescription pain killers widens to Walgreens
By Toni Clarke and Ilaina Jonas
BOSTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) - The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration said on Friday it is inspecting six Walgreens ...
Thu, April 05, 2012
Federal judge approves $25 billion mortgage pact
By Aruna Viswanatha
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A federal judge approved a $25 billion mortgage settlement with five top U.S. banks over allegations of foreclosure ...
Tue, April 03, 2012
Federal Reserve tones down talk of more stimulus
By Pedro da Costa and Mark Felsenthal
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Federal Reserve policymakers have backed away from the need for another round of monetary stimulus ...
Sun, April 01, 2012
Analysis: A Romney win would likely change little at Federal Reserve
By Ann Saphir and Patricia Zengerle
(Reuters) - For all the derision Republican presidential hopefuls have heaped on the Federal Reserve, a November win by ...
Fri, March 30, 2012
Federal judge strikes down part of Wisconsin union law
MILWAUKEE (Reuters) - A federal judge in Wisconsin on Friday struck down parts of a law restricting public sector union power in the state just ...
Tue, March 27, 2012
Federal agents kill man in phony murder-for-hire plot
By Jared Taylor
MCALLEN, Texas (Reuters) - A U.S. federal agent shot dead one of four men facing arrest in South Texas for being ...
Fri, March 23, 2012
Utah demands federal government return public lands to state
By Debbie Hummel
SALT LAKE CITY (Reuters) - The state of Utah, long resentful that some 60 percent of its territory belongs to the U ...
Sat, March 17, 2012
Tennessee, West Virginia to get federal disaster aid
CHICAGO (Reuters) - The U.S. government has made federal disaster aid available to Tennessee and West Virginia to help recovery efforts in areas affected ...
Fri, March 16, 2012
Tornado-hit Illinois appeals federal rejection of aid
By Andrew Stern
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Illinois Governor Pat Quinn on Friday appealed a federal decision to reject disaster aid that would help the state ...
Mon, March 12, 2012
Fed-Mogul CEO to retire, creates new division
(Reuters) - Auto parts supplier Federal-Mogul Corp
Mon, March 05, 2012
Kutcher joins federal agents on house raids
The actor accompanied investigators swooping in on suspected child pornography offenders as part of his work with his DNA Foundation, which aims to end ...
Mon, March 05, 2012
States slash birth control subsidies as federal debate rages
By Stephanie Simon
(Reuters) - Even as a national debate rages over contraception insurance, tens of thousands of low-income women and teenagers across the United ...
Sun, March 04, 2012
Kutcher joins federal agents on house raids
The actor accompanied investigators swooping in on suspected child pornography offenders as part of his work with his DNA Foundation, which aims to end ...
Fri, March 02, 2012
States slash birth control subsidies as federal debate rages
By Stephanie Simon
(Reuters) - Even as a national debate rages over contraception insurance, tens of thousands of low-income women and teenagers across the United ...
Fri, March 02, 2012
Federal authorities bust $325 million Chinese-U.S. counterfeit
(Reuters) - More than two dozen people from the United States and China have been charged in a $325 million counterfeit goods operation, one of ...
Thu, March 01, 2012
Federal judge in Montana criticized over racist Obama joke
MISSOULA, Montana (Reuters) - A federal judge in Montana who used official court email to circulate a racist joke about President Barack Obama has acknowledged ...
Fri, February 24, 2012
Federal authorities seek Penn State records on Sandusky
By Dave Warner
(Reuters) - Federal authorities have joined the investigation into the Penn State sex abuse scandal and have requested information involving former assistant ...
Mon, February 13, 2012
Trial of pro-arms militia opens in Detroit
By Meghana Keshavan
DETROIT (Reuters) - Prosecutors on Monday began to outline their case to jurors in the federal trial of seven members of a ...
Wed, February 08, 2012
Mississippi executes murderer who claimed to have mental illness
By Robbie Ward
STARKVILLE, Miss (Reuters) - A Mississippi man convicted of murdering two people during convenience store robberies was executed on Wednesday by lethal ...
Fri, February 03, 2012
U.S. prosecutors drop probe of Lance Armstrong, team
By Dan Whitcomb
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Federal prosecutors on Friday dropped an investigation centered on whether seven-time Tour De France champion Lance Armstrong and ...
Wed, February 01, 2012
House votes to extend federal pay freezes
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The House of Representatives, seeking to cut the U.S. deficit and burnish its own tarnished image, passed a bill on Wednesday ...
Fri, January 27, 2012
"Barefoot Bandit" gets 6.5 years of federal time
By Laura L. Myers
SEATTLE (Reuters) - A serial burglar nicknamed the "Barefoot Bandit" was sentenced on Friday in Seattle to 6-1/2 years in ...
Wed, January 18, 2012
Federal panel faults Idaho lab for radiation exposure mishap
By Laura Zuckerman
SALMON, Idaho (Reuters) - The radiation exposure of 16 workers at a nuclear research lab in Idaho stemmed from a failure to ...
Tue, January 10, 2012
Gulf cartel boss pleads guilty in Texas federal court
By Jared Taylor
MCALLEN, Texas (Reuters) - A reputed drug cartel boss from Mexico pleaded guilty to immigration and weapons charges in U.S. federal ...
Fri, January 06, 2012
Obama aims to unfreeze federal pay in 2013 budget
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama will propose lifting a federal pay freeze in his upcoming budget plan to give government employees a 0.5 ...
Wed, January 04, 2012
Arizona sheriff says will cooperate with federal officials
By David Schwartz
PHOENIX (Reuters) - A controversial Arizona sheriff said on Wednesday he would cooperate with federal officials who have said his office engages ...
Tue, January 03, 2012
Federal judges block West Virginia redistricting
By Steven Allen Adams
CHARLESTON, W.V. (Reuters) - A panel of three federal judges ruled on Tuesday that West Virginia's congressional redistricting plan ...
Tue, January 03, 2012
Federal judges block West Virginia redistricting
By Steven Allen Adams
CHARLESTON, W.V. (Reuters) - A panel of three federal judges ruled on Tuesday that West Virginia's congressional redistricting plan ...
Fri, December 30, 2011
Federal judge blocks California emissions rules
By Dan Levine and Noel Randewich
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - A judge blocked one of California's signature attempts to lower greenhouse gas emissions, a ...
Thu, December 22, 2011
Anonymous tip line set up in federal probe of Syracuse coach
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Federal prosecutors said on Thursday they have set up an anonymous tip line to bolster their investigation of child sexual abuse ...
Wed, December 21, 2011
Federal agency scales back Nevada mustang roundup
By Stephen Ward
LAS VEGAS (Reuters) - Federal land managers said on Wednesday they have decided to scale back a disputed roundup of wild horses ...
Tue, December 20, 2011
CA sperm donor at odds with federal regulators
By Laird Harrison
OAKLAND, California (Reuters) - An electronics company engineer who the U.S. government considers a one-man sperm bank has fathered an estimated ...
Tue, December 20, 2011
California sperm donor at odds with federal regulators
By Laird Harrison
OAKLAND, Calif (Reuters) - An electronics company engineer who the U.S. government considers a one-man sperm bank has fathered an estimated ...
Fri, December 16, 2011
Judge mulls overturning federal marriage law
By Ronnie Cohen
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - A U.S. judge appeared sympathetic to a lesbian federal employee's bid to strike down a law ...
Wed, December 14, 2011
Analysis: Supreme Court immigration case a federal-state test
By James Vicini
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Supreme Court's promised ruling next year on Arizona's immigration crackdown could turn on how much a ...
Mon, December 12, 2011
Federal law expires on ball boy claims against Syracuse coach
By Aman Ali
NEW YORK (Reuters) - There is no way to prosecute a former Syracuse University coach over sex abuse allegations by two former ...
Mon, December 05, 2011
Federal regulators probe Miami stadium bonds
MIAMI (Reuters) - Federal securities regulators are investigating the public financing of Miami's new professional baseball stadium and have issued subpoenas to local governments ...
Thu, December 01, 2011
Denial of federal quake aid frustrates Oklahoma governor
By Steve Olafson
OKLAHOMA CITY (Reuters) - Oklahoma Governor Mary Fallin is "disappointed and frustrated" that her request for individual federal aid to earthquake victims ...
Tue, November 29, 2011
Analysis: NY federal judge an outlier in challenging SEC
By Grant McCool
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Judge Jed Rakoff's blunt rejection of a major Citigroup Inc
Sun, November 27, 2011
Syracuse police say they failed to follow up abuse tip
By Aman Ali
SYRACUSE, New York (Reuters) - The Syracuse police chief knew in 2002 that a former team ball boy had accused an assistant ...
Tue, November 22, 2011
Federal Judge Rules In Favor Of Fond Du Lac Band
DULUTH, MN (KDAL) - A Federal judge on Monday ruled in favor of the Fond Du Lac Band of Chippewa in a dispute with the ...
Sun, November 20, 2011
India federal police raids Bharti, Vodafone offices
(Reuters) - India's federal police on Saturday conducted searches at Vodafone's Indian unit and Bharti Airtel's offices seeking details on spectrum allocation ...
Wed, November 16, 2011
SeaWorld defends protocols in face of federal safety charges
By Barbara Liston
SANFORD, Fla (Reuters) - A SeaWorld Orlando training official testified on Wednesday that neither she nor the theme park company had intentionally ...
Tue, November 15, 2011
Federal Housing Administration running low on cash: report
(Reuters) - The Federal Housing Administration's cash reserves have dropped so low that there is a close to a 50 percent chance it could ...
Tue, October 11, 2011
Federal agents probe death of bear near Yellowstone
SALMON, Idaho (Reuters) - Authorities were investigating whether a grizzly bear found dead outside Yellowstone National Park was killed illegally, they said on Tuesday.
An ...
Fri, October 07, 2011
Federal prosecutors target California's marijuana industry
By Mary Slosson
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Federal prosecutors announced a crackdown on Friday on what they called California's massive commercial marijuana industry, including ...
Fri, September 30, 2011
Federal Charges Filed In Twin Ports Drug Ring
DULUTH, MN (KDAL) - A year long investigation has resulted in Federal drug charges being filed against 27 people, most residing in the Twin Ports ...
Thu, September 29, 2011
Federal judge refuses to block Kansas abortion insurance law
(Reuters) - A federal judge in Wichita, Kansas refused on Thursday to block a controversial new state law that restricts insurance coverage for abortions.
The ...
Wed, September 28, 2011
Tucson police evacuate federal building over truck
TUCSON, Ariz (Reuters) - Authorities closed a three-block stretch of downtown Tucson and evacuated a nearby federal building on Wednesday after a suspicious vehicle was ...
Tue, September 27, 2011
Federal agents raid Imperial Holdings' Florida offices
By Ben Berkowitz and Clare Baldwin
(Reuters) - Federal investigators on Tuesday raided the Florida offices of Imperial Holdings Inc
Wed, September 21, 2011
Instant view: Federal Reserve ramps up stimulus
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Federal Reserve on Wednesday dialed up its aid to the beleaguered U.S. economy, launching an effort to put more ...
Wed, September 21, 2011
Federal agents target 7 IHOP eateries in Midwest
(Reuters) - Federal agents are investigating seven IHOP restaurants owned by a single franchisee in Ohio and Indiana, a spokesman for parent company DineEquity Inc ...
Mon, September 19, 2011
Federal court reviewing Arkansas desegregation funding case
By Suzi Parker
LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas (Reuters) - A federal appeals court began reviewing a lower court order on Monday that would end state payments ...
Mon, September 19, 2011
Fannie, Freddie to charge higher mortgage fees
By Margaret Chadbourn
RALEIGH, North Carolina (Reuters) - Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the country's two largest mortgage finance providers, are expected to gradually ...
Mon, September 12, 2011
Federal Funding Restored For Storm Cleanup
UNDATED (KDAL) - National Guard soldiers involved in the storm clean up mission in northwestern Wisconsin are back of federal orders, thanks to the efforts ...
Sun, September 04, 2011
Obama vows federal help for Irene victims
By Matt Spetalnick
PATERSON, New Jersey (Reuters) - President Barack Obama on Sunday urged Republicans not to play politics with federal disaster aid as he ...
Sat, September 03, 2011
Congressman Upton Investigating California Company Solyndra on 535-Million-Dollar Federal Stimulus Loan Guarentee
WASHINGTON D.C. (WKZO) -- Rep. Fred Upton is investigating a California Company called Solyndra, that received a 535-million dollar loan guarantee in federal stimulus ...
Fri, September 02, 2011
Rapper T.I. back in federal prison after luxury bus ride
By David Beasley
ATLANTA (Reuters) - A ride in a luxury bus from Arkansas to a halfway house in Atlanta has landed Grammy Award-winning rapper ...
Wed, August 31, 2011
Rapper T.I. back in federal prison after luxury bus ride
By David Beasley
ATLANTA (Reuters) - A ride in a luxury bus from Arkansas to a halfway house in Atlanta has landed Grammy Award-winning rapper ...
Tue, August 30, 2011
Federal agency accuses American Samoa of age bias
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The government of American Samoa was accused of discriminating against older workers, according to a lawsuit filed on Tuesday by a ...
Tue, August 30, 2011
NY, NJ need faster federal aid after Hurricane Irene
By Joan Gralla
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Both New York and New Jersey have formally asked the federal government for an "expedited major disaster declaration ...
Sun, August 28, 2011
Federal government open Monday after hurricane
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Federal agencies in the Washington area will be open on Monday following a brush with Hurricane Irene over the weekend, the Office ...
Sun, August 28, 2011
Federal government to help reimburse states for Irene damage
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Hurricane Irene could cost U.S. state and local governments billions of dollars in damages, but funds from the federal government ...
Fri, August 26, 2011
BofA $8.5 billion settlement may go to federal court
By Jonathan Stempel
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Investors objecting to Bank of America Corp's
Thu, August 25, 2011
Arizona sues federal government over voter rights law
PHOENIX (Reuters) - Arizona filed a lawsuit on Thursday challenging a U.S. federal voting rights law governing how the state conducts its elections.
The ...
Thu, August 25, 2011
Federal agencies probe how Hershey plant treats foreign students
By Dave Warner
PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - Three federal agencies said on Thursday they were investigating complaints that foreign students on a work and travel trip ...
Wed, August 24, 2011
Federal government attorneys fight Alabama immigration law
By Verna Gates
BIRMINGHAM, Alabama (Reuters) - Lawyers for the Obama administration asked a federal judge Wednesday to temporarily block Alabama's immigration law, widely ...
Fri, August 12, 2011
Fed hawks at odds on reasoning for dissents
By Ann Saphir
MIDLAND, Texas (Reuters) - Three U.S. Federal Reserve officials on Wednesday offered sharply differing reasons for opposing the Fed's move ...
Tue, August 09, 2011
Missouri priest charged in federal child pornography indictment
By James B. Kelleher
CHICAGO (Reuters) - A federal grand jury in Missouri indicted a jailed Catholic priest on Tuesday on fresh child pornography charges ...
Fri, August 05, 2011
Analysis says federal government revenues up so far this year
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. government recorded a $1.1 trillion deficit during the first 10 months of the fiscal year even though revenues ...
Wed, August 03, 2011
Federal government and Wyoming strike deal to cull wolves
By Laura Zuckerman
SALMON, Idaho (Reuters) - For the first time in decades, wolves in Wyoming would be stripped of Endangered Species Act protections and ...
Wed, August 03, 2011
Federal judge backs New York's kosher food-labeling law
NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York's newest law for certifying and labeling food under Jewish rules is, well, kosher, according to a federal ruling ...
Tue, August 02, 2011
Wild mustangs spared roundup in Wyoming for now
By Molly O'Toole
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Wild horses on the vast rangelands of Wyoming can continue to roam free, for now, after the U ...
Mon, August 01, 2011
States may hit borrow button if federal aid cut
By Joan Gralla
NEW YORK (Reuters) - States may go their own way in adopting fiscal policies and turn to more borrowing if Congress on ...
Mon, August 01, 2011
U.S. says insurers must fully cover birth control
By Alina Selyukh
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. health insurance companies must fully cover women's birth control and other preventive health care services under ...
Wed, July 27, 2011
U.S. judge upholds federal embryonic stem cell funds
By James Vicini
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. judge Wednesday upheld the government rules that allow federal funding of human embryonic stem cell research ...
Tue, July 26, 2011
Money shortage delays federal protection of gopher tortoise
By David Beasley
ATLANTA (Reuters) - The gopher tortoise deserves protection in several states in the U.S. Southeast under the Endangered Species Act, but ...
Fri, July 22, 2011
Federal court employee from Texas found murdered in Mexico
By Patricia Giovine and Julian Cardona
EL PASO, Texas/CIUDAD JUAREZ. Mexico (Reuters) - A U.S. federal court interpreter from El Paso, Texas, has ...
Wed, July 13, 2011
Ohio won't appeal federal judge's order halting execution
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Reuters) - The state of Ohio said on Wednesday it won't appeal an order halting the execution of a convicted murderer who ...
Mon, July 11, 2011
Nelnet buys residual interest in federal student loan
(Reuters) - Nelnet
The student finance company acquired the interest in notes issued by GCO Student Loan Interest Margin Securities Trust-I (GCO SLIMS Trust-1), giving the company rights to the residual interest in GCO Education Loan Funding Trust-I.
The company expects the purchase to add immediately to base net income.
Nelnet said the loans and debt within the trusts will increase its student loan portfolio to more than $25 billion.
(Reporting by Anil D'Silva; Editing by Don ...
Fri, July 08, 2011
Federal appeals court rules NFL lockout is legal
- NEW YORK (Reuters) - A Federal appeals court ruled on Friday to throw out a judge's order lifting the National Football League's lockout ...
Fri, July 01, 2011
Texas to receive federal disaster help for wildfires
By Elliott Blackburn
LUBBOCK, Texas (Reuters) - President Barack Obama's administration approved increased assistance for scorched Texas communities on Friday after an appeal from ...
Fri, July 01, 2011
Federal judge blocks South Dakota abortion law
By David Bailey
MINNEAPOLIS (Reuters) - A federal judge on Thursday blocked a new South Dakota abortion law requiring the longest waiting period in the ...
Fri, July 01, 2011
Federal judge blocks new South Dakota abortion law
MINNEAPOLIS (Reuters) - A federal judge on Thursday blocked a new South Dakota abortion law requiring the longest waiting period in the nation at 72-hours ...
Sat, June 25, 2011
Truck firm in Amtrak crash cited for prior violations
By Molly O'Toole
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The trucking company whose driver barreled into an Amtrak train in Nevada killing at least six people last ...
Fri, June 17, 2011
"Barefoot Bandit" pleads guilty to federal charges
By Laura L. Myers
SEATTLE (Reuters) - A 20-year-old man dubbed the "Barefoot Bandit" and accused of a two-year crime spree while he was still ...
Fri, June 17, 2011
"Barefoot Bandit" pleads guilty to federal charges
SEATTLE (Reuters) - A 20-year-old man accused of being the serial thief dubbed the "Barefoot Bandit" pleaded guilty on Friday to seven federal charges.
Colton ...
Thu, June 16, 2011
FIll Out Your FAFSA!
INDIANAPOLIS, IN (WIBQ) -- Fill out the FAFSA and finagle some funds. That’s what nearly 40 future freshmen did. They filled out their federal ...
Fri, June 10, 2011
Governor Daniels Seeks Federal Money For Tornado Damage
TERRE HAUTE, IN (WIBQ) -- Governor Mitch Daniels is asking for federal help for 45 counties that were hit by severe weather in southern Indiana ...
Sat, June 04, 2011
Federal appeals court opens doors for prayer at Texas graduation
By Jim Forsyth
SAN ANTONIO (Reuters) - A federal appeals court ruled on Friday afternoon that students may pray and mention God at Saturday night ...
Mon, May 30, 2011
Oklahoma seeks federal disaster aid after tornadoes
OKLAHOMA CITY (Reuters) - Governor Mary Fallin has asked the White House to approve a major disaster declaration for seven Oklahoma counties hit hard by ...
Mon, May 16, 2011
Federal judge in Ohio halts Tuesday execution
COLUMBUS (Reuters) - A federal judge on Monday halted for now the execution of a man accused of a double homicide in Cincinnati in 1984 ...
Wed, May 11, 2011
Federal agency seeks Medicaid savings with better care
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A small percentage of people account for a huge share of Medicaid healthcare program costs and U.S. officials on Wednesday announced ...
Wed, May 11, 2011
Federal Disaster Money Coming For Spring Floods
ST. PAUL, Min. (MNN) - The White House has signed a disaster declaration for 20 counties in Minnesota after spring flooding. The declaration means FEMA ...
Tue, May 10, 2011
Federal judge blocks Utah immigration law
By Bob Bernick
SALT LAKE CITY (Reuters) - A federal judge on Tuesday temporarily blocked a controversial Utah immigration law that required police to check ...
Tue, May 10, 2011
More Federal Money For Northern Lights Express
DULUTH, Min. (KDAL) - The U-S Department of Transportation has awarded 5 million dollars to the Northern Lights Express rail project. The funding will continue ...
Tue, May 10, 2011
Federal Lawmakers Want R&D for Advanced Technology
(Farmington Hills, MI) -- U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow and Representative Gary Peters want Congress to expand funding for research and development of new advanced ...
Wed, May 04, 2011
Wolves to lose federal protection on Thursday
By Laura Zuckerman
SALMON, Idaho (Reuters) - Federal protections for some 1,200 gray wolves in Montana and Idaho officially end on Thursday under unprecedented ...
Wed, May 04, 2011
Wolves to lose federal protection on Thursday
By Laura Zuckerman
SALMON, Idaho (Reuters) - Federal protections for some 1,200 gray wolves in Montana and Idaho end on Thursday under unprecedented legislation ...
Tue, May 03, 2011
Federal agents widen Chipotle immigration probe
By Lisa Baertlein
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - U.S. immigration agents descended on Chipotle Mexican Grill restaurants on Tuesday, interviewing employees in about two dozen ...
Tue, May 03, 2011
L.A. Chabad House suspect indicted on federal charges
By Dan Whitcomb
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A homeless man accused of using an improvised projectile to damage a Los Angeles-area Jewish community center was ...
Fri, April 29, 2011
Court backs federal embryonic stem cells funds
By Jeremy Pelofsky
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - An appeals court ruled on Friday the Obama administration can continue using federal money to fund human embryonic stem ...
Tue, April 26, 2011
Firefighters put freeze on federal political contributions
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The International Association of Fire Fighters union said on Tuesday it was turning off the tap on federal political contributions and putting ...
Fri, April 22, 2011
Kingsford Man Indicted for Plotting to Blow Up Detroit Federal Building
(Detroit, MI) -- A 42-year-old Upper Peninsula man has been indicted on three counts by a federal grand jury for allegedly plotting to blow up ...
Mon, April 18, 2011
Federal Delisting Of Wolves Proposed
UNDATED (KDAL) - The U-S Fish and Wildlife Service has announced a proposal that would remove gray wolves in the western Great Lakes area from ...
Sat, April 16, 2011
Federal practices hamper study of Gulf dolphin deaths
By Leigh Coleman
BILOXI, Mississippi (Reuters) - A federal agency's practice of returning weakened dolphins to deeper Gulf of Mexico waters is thwarting efforts ...
Thu, April 14, 2011
U.S. poised to lift federal protections for wolves
By Laura Zuckerman
SALMON, Idaho (Reuters) - The gray wolf will become the first creature ever removed from the U.S. endangered species list by ...
Wed, April 13, 2011
U.S. spending bill would lift federal wolf protections
By Laura Zuckerman and Wendell Marsh
SALMON, Idaho/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Tucked into a sprawling budget deal nearing passage on Capitol Hill is a proposal ...
Tue, April 12, 2011
Texas schools get $830 million from federal budget deal
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Schools in Texas will get $830 million of federal aid freed up under a provision in the last-minute Congress' budget deal ...
Thu, April 07, 2011
It Will Be Longer Rather Than Sooner Before A Federal Judge Rules On The Legality Of The N-F-L Players Lockout
A U.S. District Court judge said Wednesday she will need more time to rule on whether or not to grant an injunction to ...
Thu, April 07, 2011
State trying to Keep Federal Health Care Grant
MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - State health officials say they’ll find a way to preserve an 11-million dollar federal grant that gives pre-natal care and ...
Fri, April 01, 2011
Severe March Tennessee storms declared federal disaster
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The severe storm that brought tornadoes, hail and flooding to Tennessee was declared a major disaster by President Barack Obama, making federal ...
Fri, April 01, 2011
Severe March Tennessee storms declared federal disaster
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The severe storm that brought tornadoes, hail and flooding to Tennessee was declared a major disaster by President Barack Obama, making federal ...
Wed, March 30, 2011
Federal funding needed for bridge repairs: study
By Lisa Lambert and John Crawley
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Tens of thousands of bridges in the United States need major repair or replacement, and maintenance ...
Mon, March 21, 2011
Bribe-taking federal attorney jailed for 18 years
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A federal attorney who took nearly $500,000 in bribes from immigrants seeking to remain in the United States has been ...
Mon, March 14, 2011
Federal agents raid Montana medical marijuana facilities
By Emilie Ritter
HELENA, Montana (Reuters) - Federal agents raided state-sanctioned medical marijuana greenhouses and dispensaries in several Montana cities on Monday, prompting an outcry ...
Wed, March 09, 2011
Federal grand jury indicts Saudi accused in U.S. bomb plot
By Elliott Blackburn
LUBBOCK, Texas (Reuters) - A federal grand jury on Wednesday indicted a 20-year-old Saudi student accused in a bomb plot with targets ...
Wed, March 02, 2011
White House seeks $15 billion from federal property sales
By Alister Bull
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration on Wednesday proposed a plan to save billions of taxpayer dollars by creating an independent board ...
Wed, March 02, 2011
Obama to propose federal property board, save $15 billion
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama on Wednesday will propose saving billions of taxpayer dollars through creation of an independent board to recommend the sale ...
Tue, March 01, 2011
Judge helps dapper suspect spiff up for federal murder
NEW YORK (Reuters) - An accused mob boss nicknamed "Vinny Gorgeous" became an even more dapper alleged don on Tuesday when the judge in his ...
Fri, February 25, 2011
Federal government sends healthcare funds to worried states
By Lisa Lambert
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The federal government on Thursday announced funding to help states evaluate health insurance rates and run preventive medicine programs ...
Fri, February 18, 2011
League, players union meet with federal mediator
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The National Football League and its players union met with a federal mediator Friday as they sought to hammer out a new ...
Thu, February 17, 2011
Owners, players agree to federal mediator in contract talks
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The National Football League and the NFL Players Association, at odds in their negotiations for a new collective bargaining agreement, have ...
Thu, February 17, 2011
$45M in Federal Transit Aid Could Be Lost With Gov's Union Cutbacks
MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - Wisconsin cities might lose $45 million in federal transit aid due to the governor’s cutbacks of public union bargaining rights ...
Wed, February 16, 2011
Federal judge refuses stay of Georgia execution
ATLANTA (Reuters) A federal judge refused late on Tuesday to issue a stay of execution for a man who claimed Georgia's supply of ...
Fri, February 11, 2011
Hill leaders want federal insurance jobs filled
By Dave Clarke
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Key Republicans and Democrats in the House of Representatives are calling on the Obama administration to quickly fill spots ...
Mon, January 31, 2011
Federal Judge Strikes Down Obama Healthcare Law
PENSACOLA, Fla. (WTAQ) - A federal judge in Florida has ruled that President Obama's healthcare reform law is unconstitutional.
Judge Roger Vinson took exception ...
Sun, January 23, 2011
Accused Tucson shooter to appear in federal court
PHOENIX (Reuters) - Tucson shooting rampage suspect Jared Loughner is due to appear in federal court on Monday on charges of attempting to assassinate Representative ...
Tue, January 11, 2011
Federal money kept states from cutting Medicaid: survey
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Public healthcare programs for those with low incomes and for children stayed steady or expanded in almost all U.S. states in ...
Mon, January 10, 2011
Governor Dayton Plans To Reapply For Federal Education Money
Governor Dayton says he'll try to get Minnesota back in the "Race to the Top" for extra federal education dollars, although it's ...
Thu, January 06, 2011
President Obama Nominates Butler For Federal Judgeship Again
WASHINGTON D.C. (WTAQ) - President Obama has again nominated former State Supreme Court Justice Louis Butler to a federal judgeship in Madison.
The U ...
Wed, January 05, 2011
Federal investigation underway on NY snow cleanup
By Aman Ali
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A federal investigation is underway to determine if sanitation workers were deliberately slow in removing snow from last ...
Wed, January 05, 2011
Federal investigation underway in New York snow controversy
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A federal investigation is underway to determine if sanitation workers were deliberately slow in removing snow from last week's massive ...
Tue, December 28, 2010
Federal-Mogul recalls parts in some Chrysler vehicles
DETROIT (Reuters) - Federal-Mogul Corp is recalling 22,689 replacement control arm assemblies in certain older model Chrysler vehicles after it found a fault that ...
Sun, December 26, 2010
Butler may lose nomination to Federal Court seat
MADISON, Wis. (WSAU) - The empty seat in the federal Court House in Madison will remain empty for the foreseeable future, thanks to a deal ...
Wed, December 22, 2010
Analysis: Federal scrutiny of HP-Hurd saga inevitable
By Gabriel Madway
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Some of the murky details surrounding Mark Hurd's abrupt exit from Hewlett-Packard Co <HPQ.N> last summer ...
Mon, December 06, 2010
AG Van Hollen Mulling Options in Challenged Federal Health Care Reform
MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - State Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen says he’s looking at several options for challenging the federal health care reform ...
Mon, November 29, 2010
Obama proposes freeze in federal worker pay
By Caren Bohan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama proposed a two-year freeze on Monday on the pay of federal workers and vowed to work ...
Fri, November 26, 2010
Lawyer: 'Snipes is not in federal custody'
On Friday (19Nov10), a Florida judge ordered the Blade star to turn himself into police immediately to start his three-year sentence for tax evasion ...
Fri, November 19, 2010
Federal judge pleads guilty to helping stripper buy drugs
ATLANTA, Nov 19 (Reuters Legal) - A senior federal judge in Atlanta pleaded guilty on Friday to helping an exotic dancer buy cocaine, marijuana and ...
Wed, November 17, 2010
Federal Reserve officials see need for full QE2
By Mark Felsenthal
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Federal Reserve officials said on Wednesday the U.S. central bank is likely to follow through on its entire ...
Thu, November 04, 2010
Emerging market policymakers slam Federal Reserve move
By Ana Nicolaci da Costa and David Chance
BRASILIA/SEOUL (Reuters) - Policymakers from the world's new economic powerhouses in Latin America and Asia ...
Fri, October 15, 2010
Suspected Bomber In Federal Court
(Detroit, MI) -- The Nigerian man accused of trying ignite explosives on a Christmas Day 2009 flight from Amsterdam to Detroit was in federal court ...
Wed, October 13, 2010
Federal Disaster Aid Pending
(St. Paul, MN) -- The wait for federal disaster money approval from Washington continues. Governor Pawlenty has already canceled a planned special legislative session because ...
Tue, October 12, 2010
Federal Disaster Aid For Minnesota Still Pending
(St. Paul, MN) -- The wait for federal disaster money approval from Washington continues. Governor Pawlenty has already canceled a planned special legislative session because ...
Tue, September 28, 2010
Anti War Activists Protest Federal Searches
Anti war activists gathered outside the F-B-I office in Minneapolis and the Federal Building in Duluth on Monday to protest searches conducted at the ...
Mon, September 27, 2010
Minneapolis Uses Federal Money For Housing
(Minneapolis, MN) -- Minnesota is still struggling with home foreclosures, but it's a different story in the state's largest city. Foreclosures are falling ...
Thu, September 16, 2010
Petters' Associate Sentenced To 130 Months In Federal Prison
(St. Paul, MN) -- The Las Vegas man who admitted to laundering billions of dollars for Tom Petters is headed to federal prison for more ...
Tue, September 14, 2010
Hermantown Men Face Federal Drug Charges
Federal charges have been filed against two Hermantown men accused of running a large marijuana growing operation. 23 year olds Michael King and Matthew ...
Mon, September 13, 2010
Ex-Gov. Thompson: Federal Train Dollars Should Go to Roads
MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - Former Governor Tommy Thompson says the $810 million that Washington gave Wisconsin for a high-speed train should be used for roads ...
Wed, September 08, 2010
Pawlenty Requests Federal Medicaid Money
(St. Paul, MN) -- In a controversial move, Governor Pawlenty has requested about 260-million-dollars in federal Medicaid money. The governor earlier ordered state agencies not ...
Wed, August 25, 2010
DFL Leaders Urge Pawlenty To Take Federal Medicaid Money
(St. Paul, MN) -- D-F-L leaders of the Minnesota House and Senate are adding their voices to those urging Governor Pawlenty to accept 263-million-dollars in ...
Tue, August 24, 2010
Federal Judge Temporarily Blocks New Embryonic Stem Cell Guidelines
MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - A federal judge’s ruling could bring UW-Madison’s embryonic stem cell research to a halt.
Judge Royce Lamberth has temporarily ...
Sun, August 22, 2010
Lawmakers to Talk Preparing for New Federal Health Rules
MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - Wisconsin lawmakers will likely spend a lot of time talking about health care in the next year.
They have to prepare ...
Tue, August 17, 2010
Suspicious Powder At St. Paul Federal Courthouse Prompts Investigation
(St. Paul., MN) -- An investigation is underway into the discovery of a suspicious, white powder substance found at the St. Paul Federal Courthouse yesterday ...
Fri, August 13, 2010
Federal Money For Runway Rehab
(Washington, D-C) -- How much money does it take to rehabilitate a runway at Minneapolis-St. Paul International? Minnesota's two U-S senators say will cost ...
Fri, August 13, 2010
Federal Court Justifies Minneapolis Officer's Shooting
(Minneapolis, MN) -- A Minneapolis police officer who shot a fleeing teenager several times back in 2006 has been justified by a federal court. The ...
Thu, August 12, 2010
Federal Judge Opts to Lift Ban on Same-Sex Marriage in CA
SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. (WTAQ) - A federal judge in San Francisco has ruled to lift the ban on same-sex marriages in California, effective August 18th ...
Mon, July 26, 2010
Federal ruling allows iPhone users to alter software
BANGALORE (Reuters) - The U.S. copyright office issued exemptions to a copyright law, giving legal protection for people who unlock their smartphones like Apple ...
Tue, July 20, 2010
Feingold: Federal Stimulus Credited for Slow Improving Economy
MILWAUKEE, Wis. (WTAQ) - U.S. Senate Democrat Russ Feingold says he believes the economy is gradually getting better. And he credits the federal stimulus ...
Mon, July 12, 2010
Federal Reserve worry list gets longer
By Emily Kaiser
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Federal Reserve's list of worries may be getting longer.
A fading recovery, persistently high unemployment, Europe's ...
Sun, July 11, 2010
Federal Reserve worry list gets longer
By Emily Kaiser
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Reserve's list of worries may be getting longer.
A fading recovery, persistently high unemployment ...
Tue, July 06, 2010
Federal Gov't Sues Arizona Over Immigration Law
PHOENIX, Ariz. (WTAQ) - The Justice Department is suing the state of Arizona over a tough new immigration law. The controversial state law was passed ...
Wed, June 23, 2010
Former Detroit mayor hit with fresh federal charges
DETROIT (Reuters) - A federal grand jury on Wednesday indicted former Detroit mayor Kwame Kilpatrick on new fraud and tax charges.
The indictment alleges Kilpatrick ...
Tue, June 08, 2010
Atlanta federal building evacuated after suspect package found
ATLANTA (Reuters) - A federal building in Atlanta was evacuated on Tuesday and bomb experts were called in after officials discovered a suspicious package, local ...
Wed, June 02, 2010
Obama extends benefits for gay federal employees
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama on Wednesday expanded benefits for same-sex partners of federal employees, a move likely to be welcomed by gay rights ...
Tue, May 18, 2010
State Application For Federal Education Funds Unlikely
(St. Paul, MN) -- Governor Pawlenty indicates that Minnesota probably will not apply for federal education money in round two of the "Race to the ...
Mon, May 17, 2010
Supreme Court upholds federal sex offender law
By James Vicini
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Supreme Court upheld a federal law on Monday that allows the U.S. government to keep sex offenders ...
Wed, May 12, 2010
Morgan Stanley probed by Federal authorities: report
TOKYO (Reuters) - U.S. federal investigators are probing whether Morgan Stanley misled investors about mortgage derivative products it helped create and sometimes bet against ...
Tue, April 20, 2010
Google boosts federal lobbying spending in Q1
By Alexei Oreskovic
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Google Inc <GOOG.O> boosted its spending on federal lobbying 57 percent in the first quarter to address ...
Fri, April 16, 2010
Madison Federal Judge: Nat'l Day of Prayer Unconstitutional
MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - Federal Judge Barbara Crabb of Madison says the National Day of Prayer is unconstitutional, because it violates the 1st Amendment’s ...
Wed, April 14, 2010
Treasury seeks to protect federal benefits: report
(Reuters) - The Treasury department will release new rules on Wednesday that would prevent banks from seizing a borrower's social security to recover unpaid ...
Wed, April 07, 2010
Oklahoma lawmakers to sue over federal health reform
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Leaders of the Oklahoma House and Senate said on Tuesday they plan to file a lawsuit to block President Barack Obama's ...
Tue, April 06, 2010
Swanson Rejects Pawlenty Request To Sue Federal Government
(St. Paul, MN) -- Minnesota Attorney General Lori Swanson yesterday said "no" to Governor Pawlenty's request that she sue the federal government over the ...
Tue, April 06, 2010
Runaway Toyota To Get Federal Attention
SHEBOYGAN FALLS, Wis. (WHBL) - The case of a runaway Toyota in Sheboygan Falls last week is getting attention from the federal government. Police Chief ...
Thu, March 18, 2010
PersonalFinance: Federal long-term care
(Linda Stern is a freelance writer. Any opinions in the column are hers. You can follow Linda Stern's financial notes on Twitter at ...
Wed, March 10, 2010
Pawlenty Pushes For Federal Flood Help Early
(St. Paul, MN) -- Governor Pawlenty isn't waiting for Minnesota's rivers to start overflowing. The Governor has sent a letter to the president ...
Wed, February 10, 2010
NY Lottery Division gets federal subpoenas
By Joan Gralla
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The choice of a slot machine vendor for New York's Aqueduct Racetrack came under more scrutiny on ...
Wed, February 10, 2010
Ex-Postal Carrier Sentenced To Federal Prison For Mail Theft
(Minneapolis, MN) -- A former U-S Postal Service employee has been sentenced to eight months in federal prison for stealing mail. Thirty-year-old Timothy Krolick of ...
Fri, January 08, 2010
President To Re-Nominate Butler For Federal Judge
WASHINGTON D.C. (WTAQ) - President Obama will re-nominate Louis Butler as a new federal judge for the western half of Wisconsin. An administration official ...
Wed, January 06, 2010
Schwarzenegger wants more federal money for California
By Peter Henderson and Jim Christie
SACRAMENTO, California (Reuters) - California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger on Wednesday vowed to pry more dollars from the federal government ...
Wed, December 30, 2009
Nomination Of Butler For Federal Judgeship Blocked
WASHINGTON D.C. (WRN) - U.S. Senate Republicans have blocked the president’s nomination of Louis Butler for a federal judgeship in the western ...
Fri, December 11, 2009
Federal Reserve likely to repeat low rate pledge
By Kristina Cooke
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Federal Reserve, at a meeting this week, will likely close out the year by repeating a pledge ...
Mon, November 16, 2009
Finalists Named For Federal Appeals Judgeship
CHICAGO, Ill. (WRN) - 6 finalists were named Monday for a seat on the federal appeals court in Chicago. Federal Judge Lynn Adelman of Milwaukee ...
Fri, November 06, 2009
U.S. closes Home Federal Savings in Detroit
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Bank regulators closed Home Federal Savings Bank, of Detroit, on Friday, the 117th U.S. bank to fail this year as deteriorating ...
Fri, November 06, 2009
BofA suspending federal student loan program
CHARLOTTE, North Carolina (Reuters) - Bank of America Corp will suspend its federally-backed student loan program by December 5, the company said in a letter ...
Fri, November 06, 2009
NYC wants Tavern on the Green suit in federal court
By Emily Chasan
NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York City wants to take its trademark fight with operators of bankrupt restaurant Tavern on the Green ...
Thu, November 05, 2009
Federal Judge Nominee Butler On Hot Seat During Hearing
WASHINGTON D.C. (WRN) - Federal judge nominee Louis Butler got tough questions Wednesday at his confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee. The former ...
Mon, October 05, 2009
Obama orders federal government to cut emissions
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama ordered federal agencies on Monday to set a goal within 90 days for cutting their greenhouse gas emissions by ...
Mon, September 28, 2009
Stanford moved to federal lockup in Houston
By Gina Keating
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A federal judge on Monday agreed to move accused swindler Allen Stanford to a federal lockup in downtown ...
Thu, September 24, 2009
Illinois man charged in plot to bomb federal offices
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - An Illinois man was ordered held on Thursday on charges he tried to blow up a federal building in the state capital ...
Thu, September 17, 2009
U.S. federal judge quits; cites flat pay, 7 children
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A federal judge in California is resigning to go into private practice, saying his salary is too low to let him ...
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