December 20, 2015 Mailboxes stay open for IRS checks to undocumented immigrants A congressional crackdown on illegal immigrants getting checks from the IRS has some cracks in it. The proposed legislation doesn’t stop illegals from obtaining Individual Taxpayer Identification Numbers and receiving more $1,000 child tax-credit checks.
December 20, 2015 Activists push to split California into 6 states California's secretary of state has given the go-ahead for activists to start gathering signatures for a bizarre initiative that would split the state into six new states.
December 20, 2015 Oregon won't defend gay-marriage ban in lawsuit Oregon's attorney general will not defend the state's ban on gay marriage, arguing it cannot withstand a federal constitutional challenge.
December 20, 2015 Chubby kids, Medicaid cuts have Illinois lawmakers eyeing soda tax In Illinois it’s called everything from pop to soda to sodi, but the state’s Democrats are now calling soda pop a money maker.
December 20, 2015 Arkansas to Virginia: More Medicaid brings ‘buyer’s remorse’ Virginia Republican leaders say expanding the program now would be throwing good money after bad.
December 20, 2015 Report: Hawaii ranks worst for ObamaCare signups Just 3,614 people enrolled in the state’s exchange, but the report does not disclose how many of those who registered also paid for their health care policies.
December 20, 2015 Arizona lawmakers advance $30M 'virtual fence' proposal for US-Mexico border The plan would place high-technology radar and video sensors on 300 towers along 350 miles of the border to monitor human and drug-smuggling activity.
December 20, 2015 Pro-fracking group sues New York Gov. Cuomo A group of pro-gas drilling landowners from upstate New York filed a lawsuit Friday against Gov. Andrew Cuomo, seeking to compel the state to complete its review of high-volume hydraulic fracturing.
December 20, 2015 Feds allow banks to do business with marijuana shops, industry still nervous The Obama administration took the unprecedented step Friday of clearing the way for banks to do limited business with marijuana sellers, releasing guidelines for how financial institutions can work with pot shops in states where it's legal.
December 20, 2015 Now Democrats are bashing California’s ObamaCare exchange, too California Democratic lawmakers are expressing concerns and frustration over the state's health care exchange.
