December 20, 2015 Report: State budgets fudge numbers to hide massive debt America's red ink runs much deeper than you think.
December 20, 2015 DOJ considering dropping fight against Ariz. immigration law in deal A deal between the Justice Department and Republican Gov. Jan Brewer would end the court challenge asking a judge to strike down a requirement that police question the immigration status of people suspected of being in the country illegally, according to court records.
December 20, 2015 Oil companies say new federal regulations on Southwest bird have halted drilling in Kansas Oil companies say a weeks-old Obama administration ruling that protects a Southwestern prairie bird has already halted oil-drilling operations in Kansas and is costing the U.S. economy tens of millions of dollars, as a GOP congressmen suggests the move is another job-killing attack on fossil fuel.
December 20, 2015 NH town police commissioner resigns in wake of Obama slur A New Hampshire town police commissioner has resigned after he admitted using a racial slur to describe President Obama, a town official said Monday.
December 20, 2015 Seattle's $3.1B roadway project hampered by cost concerns, delays For a multibillion-dollar public-works project called the Alaskan Way Viaduct Replacement, this city brought in a digging machine touted as the largest deployed anywhere: a 7,000-ton behemoth nicknamed "Bertha."
December 20, 2015 BLM weighs charges against Utah ATV protest riders The U.S. Bureau of Land Management has begun an investigation that could lead to charges against nearly 50 people who rode ATVs on an off-limits trail last weekend in Utah to show their displeasure with the federal government.
December 20, 2015 California farmer locked in battle with union Six months ago, workers at one of the largest fruit farms in the U.S. went to the ballot box to decide if they would continue to be represented by the United Farm Workers, which won that right two decades ago but never forged a labor contract.
December 20, 2015 Utah residents become next to confront Bureau of Land Management, in growing debate A band of Utah residents plans Saturday to ride all-terrain vehicles onto federally managed public land to protest the federal Bureau of Land Management closing off the area.
December 20, 2015 FBI reportedly probing Oregon's botched ObamaCare launch The FBI reportedly is probing the failed launch of Oregon's ObamaCare insurance exchange, joining several other agencies looking into the multimillion-dollar program that was scrapped last month.
December 20, 2015 GOP rep wants to cut funding for federal ‘paramilitary units’ after BLM dispute A Republican congressman wants to crack down on the proliferation of armed law enforcement units within the federal government, on the heels of the standoff last month between supporters of Nevada rancher Cliven Bundy and a federal land agency.
