New York City has appointed its
first inspector general for the police department, part of the
oversight reforms that ex-mayor Michael Bloomberg and the
police department resisted.- Producers of political power fantasy House of Cards
threaten to move filming of their show out of Maryland if they
don’t get more tax credits. In response, some Maryland lawmakers
threaten to use eminent domain to seize the film company’s
property if they try. Nothing like seeing two horrible government
policies used against each other. - Attorney General Eric Holder says the federal government
will recognize about 300 gay marriages performed in Michigan
between the time a judge struck the ban down and a stay of the
ruling was put into place. Michigan’s governor said the state will
not recognize them for now. - Walmart is
suing Visa for $5 billion, claiming the credit card company is
conspiring with banks to jack up the credit card processing fees
retailers have to pay. - In Orange County, Calif., 21 residents have been
diagnosed with measles this year, its worst outbreak in 20
years. Seven have been hospitalized. - Protests followed the news that Egyptian military chief
Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi will
run for president. Three people, including a journalist, were
killed in clashes.
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