House measure honors WWII special forces: 'The Devil's Brigade' would be awarded congressional medal

The House passed a bill Tuesday that would award the congressional gold medal to the First Special Service Force, an elite strike force that started in Montana during World War II.

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Illinois House panel approves fracking regulations

SPRINGFIELD – A groundbreaking deal to regulate high-volume oil and gas drilling in Illinois cleared a top House committee Tuesday, setting up a floor vote on a measure that supporters say would bring tens of thousands of jobs to struggling areas in the southern part of the state.

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Silver Falls School District bond rejected

Voters in Silverton decisively rejected a $36.9 million bond measure for the Silver Falls School District on Tuesday.

statesmanjournal.com (1 hour ago)

Wis. Legislature approves smoker surcharge, other measures for public employees

The Legislature's budget committee Tuesday approved a measure meant to discourage public employees from collecting a pension and a paycheck at the same time.

fdlreporter.com (1 hour ago)

Vote on draft beer sales so close now, Prattville can almost taste it

Draft beer will be on tap soon in Prattville if a measure passed by the Legislature gets the governor's signature.

montgomeryadvertiser.com (2 hours ago)

Lloyds and RBS: no need to tap investors for fresh capital

Bailed out banks Lloyds Banking Group and Royal Bank of Scotland were reassuring the City on Wednesday that they would not need to tap investors for fresh capital after completing discussions with regulators over their financial strength. Lloyds made the announcement to the stock market after weeks of speculation...

guardian.co.uk (3 hours ago)

Measure to limit medicinal pot shops in L.A. is leading

Voters faced three competing measures that featured similar language but would have benefited different groups of pot businesses. Proposition D took the early lead.After years of futile attempts by lawmakers to regulate the medical marijuana industry in Los Angeles, a ballot measure to sharply limit the number of...

latimes.com (3 hours ago)

Obama Applauds Immigration Bill Vote

President Barack Obama lauded the Senate Judiciary Committee's passing of an immigration bill on Tuesday, calling the action "a strong bipartisan vote." Obama released a statement after the Senate's 13-5 decision in favor of the measure, applauding the inclusion of many of the "principles of commonsense reform" he...

huffingtonpost.com (3 hours ago)

Immigration bill clears hurdle in Senate

The Senate Judiciary Committee OKs a sweeping bipartisan measure to overhaul the nation's immigration system. The bill now faces weeks of debate in the Senate.WASHINGTON - A sweeping bipartisan plan to overhaul the nation's immigration system headed to the Senate floor after a key committee approved it Tuesday,...

latimes.com (4 hours ago)

Bill will give Maine school employees suicide-prevention training

The unanimous measure was sponsored by Rep. Paul Gilbert, D-Jay, and co-sponsored a broad contingent of lawmakers.

pressherald.com (4 hours ago)

Merced County measure allowing fireworks sales closer to OK

mercedsunstar.com (4 hours ago)

Gonzalez, Villalpando leading Somerton vote

SOMERTON - A first-time candidate and an incumbent were leading Tuesday in the races for two seats on the city council, according to incomplete returns from Somerton's general election.And winning by a 2-1 margin on the same ballot was a measure...

yumasun.com (5 hours ago)

Sale scratched from start due to shoulder tendinitis

White Sox ace Chris Sale was scratched from his scheduled start in Wednesday's series finale against the Red Sox as a precautionary measure due to mild tendinitis in his left posterior shoulder.

mlb.com (5 hours ago)

Chatham Area Transit board approves tax hike

The Chatham Area Transit Authority board on Tuesday approved increases to its fiscal year 2014 budget and millage rate in an expected move to help return the authority to a stable fiscal footing. The 7-1 vote increases the operating budget from $18.3 million to $19.9 million and raises the .86 millage rate by .381...

savannahnow.com (6 hours ago)

Portland's high water quality helps boost fluoride opponents to victory

Portland's high-quality water was a key selling point with voters who turned down a fluoridation measure in Tuesday's election.

oregonlive.com (6 hours ago)

Melon Headband aims to measure mental focus

Thinking about how accurately and effectively you are thinking is an exercise from which many of us could profit. Unfortunately, this is a serious challenge for most people. Rather like thinking about your golf swing, or just how to hit that high C, self-examination tends to modify or destroy the mental processes...

gizmag.com (6 hours ago)

Australia Consumer Confidence Dives

A measure of Australian consumer confidence fell sharply in May.

cnbc.com (6 hours ago)

Texas House delay on water measure ratchets up tension with Senate

dallasnews.com (6 hours ago)

Portland fluoride: Measure to add fluoride to Portland's drinking water fails

Portland voters weighed in for a fifth time since the 1950s on fluoride, saying no for a fourth time.

oregonlive.com (6 hours ago)

Silver Falls School District's bond measure rejected by voters

Voters in Silverton decisively rejected a $36.9 million bond measure for the Silver Falls School District on Tuesday.

statesmanjournal.com (7 hours ago)

Connecticut moves closer to requiring labels for GMO foods

A bill that would require mandatory labeling of food made with genetically modified organisms (GMOs) cleared the Connecticut Senate late Tuesday night.The Senate approved the measure on a 35-1 vote, giving new life to a statewide grassroots effort...

examiner.com (7 hours ago)

Indian River County approves measure to update Gifford Neighborhood Plan

Local comments will be welcomed by county planners in coming weeks as they help update the 2002 Gifford Neighborhood Plan.

tcpalm.com (7 hours ago)

Inslee signs undercover license law

Washington Gov. Jay Inslee on Tuesday signed into law a measure giving legislative approval to a state program that has already issued hundreds of fake driver's licenses and license plates to law enforcement and government agencies.The measure limits the distribution of the undercover licenses and plates to...

thenewstribune.com (7 hours ago)

Illinois House panel OKs fracking measure

Some opponents say their fight could be overA bill to regulate horizontal hydraulic fracturing in Illinois was unanimously passed by a House committee Tuesday amid chants of "shame" from opponents who packed the hearing.

chicagotribune.com (7 hours ago)

Search for tornado survivors nearly complete

MOORE, Okla. - Helmeted rescue workers raced Tuesday to complete the search for survivors and the dead in the Oklahoma City suburb where a mammoth tornado destroyed countless homes, cleared lots down to bare red earth and claimed 24 lives, including those of nine children. Scientists concluded the storm was a rare...

savannahnow.com (7 hours ago)

North Clackamas Parks land deal: Measure 3-425 passes, approving working with TriMet on Trolley...

The measure was designed for voters to advise the board on whether exchanging a portion of the Trolley Trail from River Road in Milwaukie to Park Avenue in Oak Grove with TriMet is a good idea.

oregonlive.com (7 hours ago)

Oregon City water rates: Voters split on whether to cancel rollback

If Measure 3-423 is approved, water rates will remain the same, canceling a rate reduction scheduled to go into effect next year.

oregonlive.com (7 hours ago)

Metro greenspaces levy: Voters approve measure to restore earlier-puchased lands

Measure 26-152 will raise about $50 million over five years to fight invasive species, limit erosion and build trails on about 13,000 acres of open spaces bought using money from previously approved bond measures.

oregonlive.com (7 hours ago)

Tornado Hunter Chases Deadly Storm Data

While it may be little consolation to those who lost relatives and homes to the twisters that ravaged central Oklahoma this week, a famed tornado hunter sees one benefit in the devastation: Data collected from the storm could help save lives in the future. Howard Bluestein is a professor at the University of...

huffingtonpost.com (8 hours ago)

Bill would exempt home bakers

Home-based bakers, who sell their cakes or cookies from their houses, would be exempt from some state licensing regulations, under a bill approved by a House committee on Tuesday. The measure, proposed by state Sen. Rick Ward, D-Maringouin, would fre...

theadvocate.com (8 hours ago)