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.
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.
