April 28, 2016 States' rights advocates eye convention to bypass Congress, amend Constitution What if a supermajority of states could override a federal law or Supreme Court ruling? That’s just one idea being proposed by advocates of a “convention of states” to amend the U.S. Constitution.
April 28, 2016 Watchdog says IG dropped ball on VA probe, tried to 'discredit' whistleblowers A top government watchdog on Thursday accused the central agency tasked with holding Veterans Affairs accountable of dropping the ball -- by failing to properly investigate whistleblower claims of secret wait lists at Shreveport, La., and Chicago hospitals where thousands of veterans languished up to 15 months without care.
April 28, 2016 Manatee tour guides worried about looming federal regs The federal government is scrambling to try to keep manatees protected, planning new regulations that could be released any day now – and local tour operators are worried the forthcoming rules will hurt the local economy.
April 28, 2016 Health insurance premiums fell in exactly one state in 2015 An analysis by Freedom Partners shows Mississippi was the only state to see a drop in health insurance premiums on the individual marketplace in 2015.
April 28, 2016 Feds shuttle illegal migrants around Texas With their 21-day window closing, hundreds of minor migrants from Central America have been shuttled to new government holding facilities in Texas.
January 22, 2016 Pro-life rally marches on, despite pending blizzard in D.C. WASHINGTON - The activists participating in the annual March for Life in Washington D.C. aren’t going to let anything like a state of emergency get in their way.
January 15, 2016 New Mexico will sue EPA for polluting river with mine waste New Mexico will sue the EPA for accidentally unleashing three million gallons of mine wastewater into state waters and contaminating drinking water for thousands of people.
December 21, 2015 Politicians, companies see green as FAA approves drone test sites Officials in the six states selected Monday to develop drone test sites cheered the news, predicting an economic boom from the industry.
December 21, 2015 Mining project in hard-hit Ariz. town locked in land dispute with Native American tribe A proposed copper mine in southern Arizona could bring billions to the hard-hit community of Superior -- where businesses sit empty, homes are boarded up and the economy is in shambles.
December 21, 2015 States retaliate against ObamaCare website developers, halt payments Several states that paid millions to set up ObamaCare insurance exchange websites but got little in return are starting to fight back.
