Yesterday: Apple said it would build a $1 billion campus in Austin, Tex., as part of a broader expansion that will create thousands of jobs across the country. The announcement followed Amazon’s selection last month of Queens and Arlington, Va., for new offices. Democrats have significant majorities in both chambers of the state’s Legislature. The plan has faced bipartisan criticism, including from national Democratic leaders who say it undercuts criticism of what they call Republican power grabs in states including Wisconsin and Michigan. The House: Representative Nancy Pelosi promised fellow Democrats this week that she would step down after four years if she was elected speaker in January.

Source: New York Times December 14, 2018 10:34 UTC