Clinton proposes new ‘exit tax’ on corporate inversions
The Democratic presidential front-runner will propose spending the revenue raised by the new tax to boost manufacturing jobs in the U.S.
Video shows Chicago cop firing gun at black man
CHICAGO (AP) – A grainy dashcam video shows Ronald Johnson III running across a street at night with several officers in pursuit. One officer begins shooting – fire flaring from the barrel – as Johnson runs. Prosecutors say he was hit just as his image goes out of view. At a news conference Monday, Assistant…
Lawmakers from several states examine plans to make public college debt-free
Lawmakers hope to make the issue a priority in the 2016 election
Illinois senators approve plan to release tax revenue to local governments
(KTRS) – The Illinois Senate has sent a bill to Governor Bruce Rauner that releases billions for local governments. The legislation represents a compromise between the Republican governor and Democratic lawmakers. The proposal will release about $2 billion of tax revenue collected on fuel, cellphone calls, and more, to local governments. There’s also state funding…
San Bernardino County ups security after attack
SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. (AP) – San Bernardino County leaders are vowing increased security at county facilities Monday as thousands of employees return to work after a restaurant inspector and his wife opened fire on a gathering of his co-workers, killing 14 people and wounding 21. During a press conference Monday, leaders said there will be…
Escaped Inmates Caputured
Dixon, IL (KTRS) The search is over for two inmates who escaped from a southern Illinois prison. The Illinois Department of Corrections says 25-year-old Jerrette Reed and 20-year-old Kevin Rivera were captured without incident at just before 9 a.m. Monday in a field west of the Dixon Springs Impact Incarceration Program. A search was launched after…
