Oct 27 News Highlights

What a busy, busy day for all the newsmen and newswomen out there in medialand.

Here's a summary, including news on Wallyworld wanting to start an air fleet.......

- Wal-Mart wants to take on Amazon with drone delivery

- Pennsylvania Senate borrows $9 million to make payroll

- Oklahoma governor tells agencies to prepare for big cuts

- Illinois still has no budget or hope of budget anytime soon

- Moody's downgrades debt rating of most Illinois state schools

- Chicago living on borrowed money -- and time

- U.S. House and White House agree on tentative budget proposal;  increases spending $80 BILLION over 2 years

- Average student loan debt rose 56% in past decade

- U.S. Navy destroyer sails near disputed Chinese islands

- U.S. Navy veteran sues State Department for denying intersex passport

- Another Doctors Without Borders hospital bombed

- Royals and Mets: game 1

- Crude oil prices freefall

- General Motors recalling 1.4 MILLION older models due to fire danger

- Outdoor retail chain REI will not participate in Black Friday boondoggle

- Carson overtakes Trump in polling

- U.S. police chiefs call for background checks on all gun purchases

- Walgreens gonna purchase Rite Aid, which'll combine the #1 and #3 drugstore companies;  LOOK OUT CVS

- Teacher strike in East St. Louis continues as students suffer

- Illinois legislator has introduced plans to regulate daily fantasy sports websites

- Premiums on health insurance exchanges going up in 2016

- U.S. railroads continue warnings about entire system grinding to a halt at year-end

Do you realize the utter chaos this nation will be in if Congress allows the new railroad safety requirements to stay in place?  Most railroads have said they would simply shut down on December 31, rather than risking being out of compliance.

Can't let that happen, Washington.

Out for now.......

Matt