Second complaint lodged against pro-Rubio secret donor group
WASHINGTON (AP) - Two watchdog groups have filed a complaint with the Justice Department about a nonprofit group funded by secret donors that has so far spent $8 million in advertisements promoting Republican presidential candidate Marco Rubio. Democracy 21 and the Campaign Legal Center allege that the Conservative Solutions Project was set up primarily for…
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VA tells veterans they’re dead, cuts off benefits
DUNEDIN, Fla. (AP) - Mike Rieker, a 69-year-old Vietnam veteran, relies on his Veterans Affairs benefits to get him through the month. That's why the Pinellas County, Florida, resident was alarmed when his VA check didn't show up in his bank account Monday. He called the Department of Veterans Affairs office to find out why,…
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Illinois village shocked, dismayed over news about officer
FOX LAKE, Ill. (AP) - A close-knit Illinois community is struggling to make sense of authorities' announcement that a popular police officer staged his suicide to make it look like he died in the line of duty. Signs hung in honor of Lt. Charles Joseph Gliniewicz after his death were taken down Wednesday around the…
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Illinois announces support for EPA’s clean power plan
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Illinois has joined 17 states supporting new domestic power plant limits being challenged in federal court by more than two dozen other states. The motion to intervene was filed Wednesday in a federal appellate court in Washington by state Attorney General Lisa Madigan. California, New York and Virginia are among the…
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