December 20, 2015 Education spending skyrockets, but student achievement stays stagnant Since the early 1970s, the federal government has tracked the academic achievement of American 17-year-olds.
December 20, 2015 DOJ probe into Wisconsin School Choice called ‘another massive power grab’ by feds More than a year after the U.S. Department of Justice began shoving its nose into Wisconsin's School Choice program, the federal agency's "ongoing investigation" continues without any apparent end.
December 20, 2015 Colorado lawmakers weigh proposals to rein in government surveillance Colorado lawmakers are pushing several bills this year that seek to limit government surveillance — proposals that have gained momentum in the wake of revelations about federal collection of phone and email records.
December 20, 2015 Perry rips ‘out-of-control’ federal government over Texas land dispute Texas Gov. Rick Perry joined his state’s top attorney on Wednesday in blasting the federal Bureau of Land Management over concerns that it may be looking at laying claim to thousands of acres of property in northern Texas.
December 20, 2015 Former Labor secretary Reich blasts Bundy The comment from Robert Reich comes after Nevada Democratic Sen. Harry Reid last week called Bundy’s supporters “domestic terrorists.”
December 20, 2015 Western states hold summit on controlling federal land, say 'It's simply time' Lawmakers from Western states said Friday that the time has come for them to take control of federal lands within their borders and suggested the standoff this month between a Nevada rancher and the federal government was a problem waiting to happen.
December 20, 2015 ‘This thing is working’? Widows of Alabama county workers dropped from health plans As President Obama touts rising enrollment in ObamaCare and declares "this thing is working," one Alabama county has reported another negative side effect from the law -- widows of county workers getting dropped from their insurance.
December 20, 2015 Unions want $100M in federal money to aid Detroit pension deal Union leaders in Detroit want $100 million in federal funding earmarked for homeowner assistance to help make up a $3.5 billion shortfall in the retirement system for city workers, The Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday.
December 20, 2015 ‘Not over’? Feds coy over next move in Nevada rancher standoff Tensions simmered Tuesday in the standoff between federal land managers and a Nevada rancher -- but the feds are being coy about how far they'll go to pursue Cliven Bundy as both sides regroup for their next move.
December 20, 2015 Safety concerns led to Nevada cow release, federal land managers say Federal land managers say "escalating tensions" led them to release all 400 or so head of cattle rounded up on public land in southern Nevada from a rancher who has refused to recognize their authority.
