Trump administration puts recreational marijuana in crosshairs
Sean Spicer at White House press briefing: 'Big difference' between medical marijuana and recreational marijuana
thecannabist.co
Mnuchin Says to Expect Complete Tax Overhaul by August
Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said Thursday that he wants to see "very significant" tax reform passed before Congress' August recess.
nbcnews.com
Trump says Republican border tax could boost U.S. jobs
A border adjustment has emerged as the most controversial segment of the House Republican tax reform blueprint. Under the House plan, it would raise more than $1 trillion in revenues to help pay for a corporate tax cut.
reuters.com
Repeal of Health Law Faces Obstacles in House, Not Just in Senate
Among the increasingly concerned lawmakers are those who represent the 24 Republican congressional districts that Hillary Clinton won in the presidential election — roughly the edge Republicans hold over Democrats in the House.
nytimes.com
Illinois state employees vote to authorize strike
In the first-ever strike authorization vote in Illinois state government, an 81 percent majority of the members of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) Council 31 have voted to give their union bargaining committee the authority to call a strike.
afscme31.org
'I was naive': after losing healthcare battle, factory workers fear next blow
After 105 days on strike, the billionaires – including Donald Trump’s ‘jobs czar’ – won, leaving many Momentive workers unhappy and worried about their futures.
theguardian.com
Arizona Senate votes to seize assets of those who plan, participate in protests that turn violent
Claiming people are being paid to riot, Republican state senators voted Wednesday to give police new power to arrest anyone who is involved in a peaceful demonstration that may turn bad — even before anything actually happened.
azcapitoltimes.com
L.A. County has traded high-paying jobs for low-paying ones
Los Angeles County has recovered the jobs it lost during the recession. But a new report says the region’s job base has shifted over the last 10 years, losing tens of thousands of higher-paying manufacturing and finance jobs and gaining lower-paying service jobs.
latimes.com
Big Pharma Quietly Enlists Leading Professors to Justify $1,000-Per-Day Drugs
As it readies for battle with President Trump over drug prices, the pharmaceutical industry is deploying economists and health care experts from the nation’s top universities. In scholarly articles, blogs and conferences, they lend their prestige to the lobbying blitz, without always disclosing their corporate ties.
propublica.org
Kim Jong-nam killing: 'VX nerve agent' found on his face
Malaysian toxicology reports indicate he was attacked using VX nerve agent, which is classified as a weapon of mass destruction by the United Nations.
bbc.com
French Socialist Clings to Hope of Pact to Help Election Chances
Socialist candidate Benoit Hamon is trying to keep alive prospects for a left-wing alliance that would potentially transform his run for president and upend the 2017 election race.
bloomberg.com
European left wants piece of Portugal’s ‘contraption’
Once derided, António Costa’s left-wing coalition could be a role model for Europe’s struggling socialists.
politico.eu
Tories in historic by-election Copeland win as Labour holds Stoke
The Conservatives have won the Copeland by-election, beating Labour in an area it represented for more than 80 years.
bbc.com
UN: $4.4bn needed to prevent 'catastrophe' of famine
UN chief Antonio Guterres says more than 20 million people face starvation in South Sudan, Nigeria, Somalia and Yemen.
aljazeera.com
