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April 28, 2016
SpaceX says it will fly a spacecraft to Mars as soon as 2018
Elon Musk’s SpaceX announced plans Wednesday to land a spacecraft on Mars as soon as 2018, an extraordinarily ambitious plan under an very tight timeline. In a statement NASA said it would help.
SpaceX made the announcement on Twitter, saying the landing would “inform its overall Mars architecture.” Musk has said the company hopes later this year to unveil its plan to get humans to the Red Planet by as soon as 2025.
Musk, the billionaire entrepreneur who also runs the electric car maker Tesla, founded SpaceX more than 10 years ago with the goal of colonizing Mars.
In a statement, NASA said it is providing technical support for SpaceX’s mission. In exchange, SpaceX would provide “valuable entry, descent and landing data to NASA for our journey to Mars, while providing support to American industry.”
Read more: http://www.sunherald.com/news/nation-world/article74356077.html#storylink=latest_side
April 28, 2016
Flint mayor in Lansing to push for water crisis relief
Feds: Detroit principal who got $194K in kickbacks to plead guilty today
LGBT guidelines are Michigan GOP's latest red herring
Detroit to spend $60 million to fix 80 miles of roads
Michigan Senate votes to criminalize fetal tissue, organ sales
Snyder seeks tougher lead limit for state, nation
Campus suicides spur push for better mental health aid
Three indicted in alleged $5 million food stamp fraud scheme
House passes $47.5B budget with more money for Flint water crisis
Judge OKs settlement to estate of inmate who died
Michigan News - Saying 'vagina' got me fired
Saying 'vagina' got me fired, Battle Creek middle school teacher saysFlint mayor in Lansing to push for water crisis relief
Feds: Detroit principal who got $194K in kickbacks to plead guilty today
LGBT guidelines are Michigan GOP's latest red herring
Detroit to spend $60 million to fix 80 miles of roads
Michigan Senate votes to criminalize fetal tissue, organ sales
Snyder seeks tougher lead limit for state, nation
Campus suicides spur push for better mental health aid
Three indicted in alleged $5 million food stamp fraud scheme
House passes $47.5B budget with more money for Flint water crisis
Judge OKs settlement to estate of inmate who died
April 28, 2016
Tamir Rice settlement remarks by police union president may just be 'playing to constituency,' NAACP attorney says
Online petition to boycott Target over bathroom policy tops 900,000 signatures
2016 Ohio Back-to-School Sales Tax Holiday proposed for Aug. 5-7; just needs Gov. Kasich's signature
Teacher: GOP senators teaching kids to mistrust
Kasich lost in his hometown of McKees Rocks
Dayton-area abortion clinic facing closure
Federal agency says it must approve profit guarantees for Ohio utilities
Medical pot backers want ballot issue — even if bill passes
Ohio News - 4/28/2016
Ohio AG: Slayings of 8 'pre-planned execution'Tamir Rice settlement remarks by police union president may just be 'playing to constituency,' NAACP attorney says
Online petition to boycott Target over bathroom policy tops 900,000 signatures
2016 Ohio Back-to-School Sales Tax Holiday proposed for Aug. 5-7; just needs Gov. Kasich's signature
Teacher: GOP senators teaching kids to mistrust
Kasich lost in his hometown of McKees Rocks
Dayton-area abortion clinic facing closure
Federal agency says it must approve profit guarantees for Ohio utilities
Medical pot backers want ballot issue — even if bill passes
April 28, 2016
Kentucky awards $18 million tax break to Noah’s Ark theme park
A state agency remade by Gov. Matt Bevin last week has approved $18 million in tax breaks to a Grant County amusement park that will feature a “life-size” Noah’s Ark.
Read more: http://democratsforever.freeforums.net/thread/7436/kentucky-awards-break-noah-theme
April 28, 2016
Beshear says Bevin focused on politics not people
Gov. Matt Bevin to promote Kentucky manufacturing while in Europe
Lawmakers stress cooperation as Gov. Bevin’s contentious appointee attends meeting
Bevin delays "Work Ready" scholarships
Brown-Forman to spend $414M on scotch company
Kentucky Supreme Court hears case against Magoffin County judge-executive
Bevin appoints new Kentucky racing commission
Bevin vetoes include driver's licenses, preschool program
Kentucky awards $18 million tax break to Noah’s Ark theme park
Phi Kappa Psi suspended from UK for hazing, alcohol abuse
Tuition increases capped at 4.6 to 6.1 percent for Kentucky schools
Kentucky News - 4/28/2016
Kentucky Cabinet secretaries and agencies given 5 days to plan 4.5 percent cutsBeshear says Bevin focused on politics not people
Gov. Matt Bevin to promote Kentucky manufacturing while in Europe
Lawmakers stress cooperation as Gov. Bevin’s contentious appointee attends meeting
Bevin delays "Work Ready" scholarships
Brown-Forman to spend $414M on scotch company
Kentucky Supreme Court hears case against Magoffin County judge-executive
Bevin appoints new Kentucky racing commission
Bevin vetoes include driver's licenses, preschool program
Kentucky awards $18 million tax break to Noah’s Ark theme park
Phi Kappa Psi suspended from UK for hazing, alcohol abuse
Tuition increases capped at 4.6 to 6.1 percent for Kentucky schools
April 27, 2016
Republican Idaho lawmaker bloc often votes ‘no’ on appropriations
Federal investigators explore motives for Idaho church arson
Idaho News - 4/27/2016
Idaho court affirms ruling throwing out blood-draw test in fatal crash caseRepublican Idaho lawmaker bloc often votes ‘no’ on appropriations
Federal investigators explore motives for Idaho church arson
April 27, 2016
Legislative interim committee will discuss marijuana laws
Postal service debuts Yellowstone National Park stamp
Mead: State gov’t agencies must start slashing budgets
Wyoming, Montana holding discussions on water
Wyoming News - 4/27/2016
Federal panel kills Tongue River RailroadLegislative interim committee will discuss marijuana laws
Postal service debuts Yellowstone National Park stamp
Mead: State gov’t agencies must start slashing budgets
Wyoming, Montana holding discussions on water
April 27, 2016
More state bar complaints filed against Ammon Bundy's lawyer, critical of social media crowdsourcing
Kate Brown fires Oregon Lottery director over 'management problems'
Eugene insurance agent pleads guilty to sexually abusing and sodomizing an adopted daughter
Four GOP candidates in primary vie for spot to face off against U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden
PeaceHealth workers in Springfield and Eugene ratify first contract with hospital system
Gov. Brown renews call for transportation funding
Albany church faces $5M suit for 30-year-old sex abuse allegation
Oregon News - 4/27/2016
Ammon Bundy questions authority of feds to prosecute himMore state bar complaints filed against Ammon Bundy's lawyer, critical of social media crowdsourcing
Kate Brown fires Oregon Lottery director over 'management problems'
Eugene insurance agent pleads guilty to sexually abusing and sodomizing an adopted daughter
Four GOP candidates in primary vie for spot to face off against U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden
PeaceHealth workers in Springfield and Eugene ratify first contract with hospital system
Gov. Brown renews call for transportation funding
Albany church faces $5M suit for 30-year-old sex abuse allegation
April 27, 2016
Without notice, King County slaps ban on pot businesses
State Auditor Troy Kelley acquitted of one charge; jury cannot agree on 14 others
High lead levels in drinking water found in four more Tacoma
Rural Pierce County voters say no to pot businesses
Hanford studying possible leak in second radioactive waste tank
Inslee vetoes parts of bill to aid psychiatric hospital
Washington News - 4/27/2016
Plan to boost affordable housing in Seattle falls short of mayor’s rhetoricWithout notice, King County slaps ban on pot businesses
State Auditor Troy Kelley acquitted of one charge; jury cannot agree on 14 others
High lead levels in drinking water found in four more Tacoma
Rural Pierce County voters say no to pot businesses
Hanford studying possible leak in second radioactive waste tank
Inslee vetoes parts of bill to aid psychiatric hospital
April 26, 2016
Grand jurors to weigh police shooting death of David Joseph in May
(young black man shot as he was running in Austin naked)
Lawmakers Hear Litany of Foster Care Woes
Teacher Group Sues Over Plan to Tie Evaluations to Tests
2 from Dallas area charged in alcohol-poisoning death of Irving teen at Texas Tech frat party
Is Johnny Manziel smarter than a ham sandwich? Ask a Dallas County grand jury
Refugee fears demand response, Texas GOP senators say
Ex-Dallas ISD executive files lawsuit, alleges sexual harassment and wrongful termination
Texas hailstorms take a toll on insurance company profits
Schlumberger cuts 2,000 more jobs
Texas Health Commissioner Reportedly Retiring
Ken Paxton Clarifies He's Not Being Audited
Lt. Gov. Patrick Slams Universities for Tuition Increases
Jury Sentences Bernie Tiede to 99 Years or Life in Prison
Texas Democrats File FEC Complaint Against Cruz
Texas A&M Planning $68 Million Worth of New Sports Stadiums
Valley Residents Have Been Eating Toxic Fish for Decades
Medicaid Gap Means Uninsured Texans Face a Tough Road to Drug, Mental Health Treatment
Hospitals’ Financial Health Not Tied To Patients’ Health
Texas Cut the Budget for Film Incentives. Now Filmmakers Are Leaving to Shoot Elsewhere.
Texas Business Community Raises Voice in Debates Over Anti-LGBT Legislation
Political retaliation charges raised in Donna schools trial
Travis County sues Paxton
Johnny Manziel must turn himself in now that he’s indicted in domestic violence case
Collin County taxpayers to pay another $82,000 in legal fees related to Paxton case
Patrick signals his support for a statewide bathroom bill
Central Texas man who wore miniskirt while setting bank on fire escapes from Austin State Hospital
Blue Cross confirms it’s reached agreement with HCA
Texas school districts rethink insurance policies after recent flooding
Former Brenham vet who killed cat testifies at hearing on license
$2M fine proposed for El Paso Downtown building problems
Ex-Texas energy company finance worker guilty of $450K theft
New state law requires incoming students to watch suicide prevention video
Texas News - 4/26/2016
Gay pastor in Whole Foods cake fight faces lawsuit over student debtGrand jurors to weigh police shooting death of David Joseph in May
(young black man shot as he was running in Austin naked)
Lawmakers Hear Litany of Foster Care Woes
Teacher Group Sues Over Plan to Tie Evaluations to Tests
2 from Dallas area charged in alcohol-poisoning death of Irving teen at Texas Tech frat party
Is Johnny Manziel smarter than a ham sandwich? Ask a Dallas County grand jury
Refugee fears demand response, Texas GOP senators say
Ex-Dallas ISD executive files lawsuit, alleges sexual harassment and wrongful termination
Texas hailstorms take a toll on insurance company profits
Schlumberger cuts 2,000 more jobs
Texas Health Commissioner Reportedly Retiring
Ken Paxton Clarifies He's Not Being Audited
Lt. Gov. Patrick Slams Universities for Tuition Increases
Jury Sentences Bernie Tiede to 99 Years or Life in Prison
Texas Democrats File FEC Complaint Against Cruz
Texas A&M Planning $68 Million Worth of New Sports Stadiums
Valley Residents Have Been Eating Toxic Fish for Decades
Medicaid Gap Means Uninsured Texans Face a Tough Road to Drug, Mental Health Treatment
Hospitals’ Financial Health Not Tied To Patients’ Health
Texas Cut the Budget for Film Incentives. Now Filmmakers Are Leaving to Shoot Elsewhere.
Texas Business Community Raises Voice in Debates Over Anti-LGBT Legislation
Political retaliation charges raised in Donna schools trial
Travis County sues Paxton
Johnny Manziel must turn himself in now that he’s indicted in domestic violence case
Collin County taxpayers to pay another $82,000 in legal fees related to Paxton case
Patrick signals his support for a statewide bathroom bill
Central Texas man who wore miniskirt while setting bank on fire escapes from Austin State Hospital
Blue Cross confirms it’s reached agreement with HCA
Texas school districts rethink insurance policies after recent flooding
Former Brenham vet who killed cat testifies at hearing on license
$2M fine proposed for El Paso Downtown building problems
Ex-Texas energy company finance worker guilty of $450K theft
New state law requires incoming students to watch suicide prevention video
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