December 20, 2015 Forest Service tells states to give federal subsidies back due to sequester At issue are so-called county payments, a revenue sharing plan that's existed since President Teddy Roosevelt created the national forests to protect timber reserves from the cut-and-run logging going on at the time.
December 20, 2015 District poised to be next to decriminalize pot, with legalization on horizon The nation’s capital is poised to decriminalize marijuana -- with some activists pushing for the city to legalize, tax and regulating the drug as Colorado and Washington state have recently done.
December 20, 2015 Governor says Minnesota won't extend insurance coverage despite Obama 'fix' Dayton announced his decision in a letter to the Council of Health Plans, which represents Minnesota's largest insurance companies.
December 20, 2015 ObamaCare sites fail to rate insurance plans Shopping for health insurance on the ObamaCare exchanges? Not only will you have to navigate the technical problems that have plagued the site -- but in most states, those running the exchanges are not posting ratings that could give shoppers a clear sense of how good the plans are.
December 20, 2015 ObamaCare too costly for the rich Colorado residents, Dem congressman says Rep. Jared Polis, D-Boulder, told a Colorado health policy think tank that ObamaCare premiums will be too expensive for some of the wealthiest addresses in America – ski resorts like Breckenridge and Keystone.
December 20, 2015 Same-sex marriages to begin Monday in NJ Same-sex marriages can begin within days in New Jersey after the state's highest court ruled unanimously Friday to uphold an order that they must start Monday and to deny a delay that had been sought by Gov. Chris Christie's administration.
December 20, 2015 Statue of Liberty to reopen to public Sunday amid government slimdown The Statue of Liberty will reopen to the public Sunday after the state of New York agreed to shoulder the costs of running the site during the federal government shutdown.
December 20, 2015 Colorado farmers harvesting industrial hemp despite federal drug law Southeast Colorado farmer Ryan Loflin tried an illegal crop this year. He didn't hide it from neighbors, and he never feared law enforcement would come asking about it.
December 20, 2015 Feds to let states pay to open parks The Obama administration said Thursday it will allow states to use their own money to reopen some national parks that have been closed because of the partial government shutdown.
December 20, 2015 Wisconsin Gov. Walker defies order to close federally-funded parks Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker is defying a directive from the National Park Service to close down several state parks that receive federal funding in the wake of the partial government shutdown.
