December 20, 2015 Florida bill would set hard prison time for welfare fraudsters Florida welfare fraudsters beware. A bipartisan legislative effort designed to clobber public assistance abuse may soon send welfare perps to prison for a long time.
December 20, 2015 NYC Mayor de Blasio takes Biden to task for LaGuardia comments Fellow Democrats generally look the other way at Vice President Biden's gaffes. But insulting New York's LaGuardia Airport? That was a snub too far for the city's new mayor.
December 20, 2015 Lawmakers push to protect electric grid after report on attack Lawmakers are pushing to impose federal standards for protecting the country's electric grid from physical assaults in the wake of a new report about a sniper attack on a California electrical substation last year that has raised fears the power grid is vulnerable to terrorism.
December 20, 2015 Threat to the grid? Details emerge of sniper attack on power station Newly reported details about a 52-minute sniper attack on a central California electrical substation last year are raising concerns from Capitol Hill and beyond, amid questions over whether it was the work of terrorists.
December 20, 2015 Lawmaker seeks audit of California ObamaCare exchange over Richard Simmons video A California senator is seeking to audit the state's ObamaCare exchange after a Watchdog.org story revealed that $1.37 million was spent on a campaign featuring an eight-hour web stream starring a gyrating Richard Simmons.
December 20, 2015 Arizona lawmaker seeks $30M 'virtual fence' near US-Mexico border An Arizona legislator wants the state to spend $30 million for a high-tech surveillance network near the U.S. border with Mexico.
December 20, 2015 Western residents face threat of water rationing as feds reduce water flow For years, experts have been warning people in the American West they will have to make do with less water in the future. That dryer future already may have arrived.
December 20, 2015 ObamaCare death debt? States can seize assets to recoup Medicaid costs Though many may not realize it, states are allowed to recover the cost of health care after someone's death by seizing their assets.
December 20, 2015 Arizona's 'Sheriff Joe' mulling possible bid for governor, raising millions Arizona's controversial Sheriff Joe Arpaio announced this week he added $3.5 million to his campaign coffers last year – a personal best – as he hints he's again considering a run for governor.
December 20, 2015 Arizona's 'Sheriff Joe' Arpaio demands feds pay $38M in profiling case costs An Arizona sheriff facing huge compliance costs from a court ruling that found his office had racially profiled Latinos has demanded that the federal government fork over nearly $38 million, saying Washington is to blame for providing some of his deputies with faulty immigration enforcement training.
