December 20, 2015 Arizona Gov. Brewer asks again for federal help after deadly wildfire Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer is asked the Obama administration to reconsider giving the state federal assistance to help cover costs associated with this summer’s deadly Yarnell Hill wildfire.
December 20, 2015 Feds press Tenn. officials to spend taxpayer money as quickly as possible The federal government insisted Tennessee officials spend $217 million in taxpayer money as quickly as possible as interest free loans for homeowners -- and the state has happily obliged, giving away all but $73 million.
December 20, 2015 IRS extends tax benefits to married gay couples Legally married same-sex couples will now be allowed to file federal joint tax returns, the IRS and Treasury Department announced Thursday.
December 20, 2015 Federal judge rejects Texas effort to block resettlement of Syrian refugees A federal judge knocked Texas for offering "largely speculative hearsay" about extremists possibly infiltrating Syrian refugees seeking to resettle in the state, rejecting another attempt by Republican leaders to keep out families fleeing the war-torn country.
December 20, 2015 Grammy museum in Mississippi gives U.S. taxpayers more blues Mississippi is cornering the market on taxpayer-funded music museums.
December 20, 2015 States follow NY, NJ with strict Ebola policies amid ‘confusing’ federal guidelines Several states have announced they are following New York and New Jersey in ordering quarantines and other precautions that go well beyond federal guidelines.
December 20, 2015 Dallas County officials fail to take action on disaster declaration for Ebola fight Dallas County commissioners failed to take any action Thursday at a special meeting to weigh declaring a local state of disaster over the Ebola virus.
December 20, 2015 Oregon pols battle over when to pull plug on costly ObamaCare website Oregon is in the process of pulling the plug on the site and switching over to the federal exchange and HealthCare.gov -- but the question is, how quickly they can do it.
December 20, 2015 Pro leagues file to stop New Jersey sports betting The four major professional sports leagues and the NCAA have filed a legal challenge to New Jersey's latest attempt to offer legal sports gambling.
December 20, 2015 Saying ‘no’ to undocumented kids lands town in hot water One small Virginia town is the target of a racial discrimination complaint from a fair housing group and a shuttered college, the potential beneficiary of a plan to house undocumented minors.
