Federal Relations - Page 21

December 20, 2015

Gay couples in Utah can jointly file state taxes

Utah state officials say newly married gay and lesbian couples can jointly file their taxes for 2013.

December 20, 2015

Welfare for weed in Colorado? Lawmakers worried, but sellers say it doesn’t happen

At Colorado’s newly minted recreational marijuana shops, cash is king.

December 20, 2015

A $24K flood insurance policy? Welcome to Florida’s new normal

Imagine moving into your new Florida vacation home only to find a $24,300 flood insurance bill in your mailbox.

December 20, 2015

Dem senator under fire for pressuring agency to change insurance cancellation stats

Democratic Colorado Sen. Mark Udall is under fire following reports that his staff pressured the Colorado Division of Insurance to walk back its claims that 250,000 people in the state had their health insurance canceled due to ObamaCare.

December 20, 2015

California grants law license to illegal immigrant

The California Supreme Court granted a law license Thursday to a man who has lived in the U.S. illegally for two decades, a ruling that advocates hope will open the door to millions of immigrants seeking to enter other professions such as medicine, accounting and teaching.

December 20, 2015

State attorneys general claim ObamaCare changes are illegal

In the Thursday letter to Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, the group specifically criticizes the administration’s decision to allow insurance companies to sell policies that would otherwise be out of compliance with the Affordable Care Act for another year.

December 20, 2015

ObamaCare woes: Struggling Iowa health insurer taken over by state

A taxpayer-backed Iowa health insurer created under ObamaCare has been taken over by the state amid deep financial problems, sending policyholders in the Midwest scrambling for new coverage and raising questions about the status of similar outfits across the country.

December 20, 2015

Merry Christmas: FEMA demands flood victims return checks

No one likes getting a message from a bill collector -- especially if it's from the federal government, and at Christmas time. Yet that's the predicament for hundreds of people who are still trying to rebuild their lives from Colorado's historic flooding, more than a year after the fact. 

December 20, 2015

Troubled ObamaCare vendor awarded new Hawaii contract

Montreal-based CGI Group Inc., the company that received a $74 million contract to develop and maintain the Hawaii Health Connector web portal, will be awarded another year-long state maintenance contract despite the ongoing problems with the site.

December 20, 2015

Audit: Nebraska left $56 million in federal welfare funds on the table

A state audit found Nebraska left $56 million in federal welfare funds on the table in the past four years, and instead tapped more state funds to help low-income residents.