December 20, 2015 Vegas man stuck with $407,000 medical bill after ObamaCare breakdown The busted ObamaCare websites cost a lot of people a lot of time. But for one Nevada man, problems with the state insurance exchange reportedly cost him $407,000.
December 20, 2015 Dem lawmaker says Vermont’s single-payer health care plan has already flatlined In 2011, while the rest of America argued the merits of the president's Affordable Care Act, Vermont jumped the progressive curve, promising to launch the nation's first health single-payer system, in which state government pays providers to care for all residents.
December 20, 2015 Small-scale power grid attack could cause nationwide blackout, study says The U.S. could suffer a national blackout if attackers knocked out just nine of the country's electric-transmission substations on a scorching summer day, according to a previously unreported study by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.
December 20, 2015 Obama to preserve Calif. federal lands President Barack Obama will expand the California Coastal National Monument to include the Point Arena-Stornetta Public Lands, a White House official said Saturday.
December 20, 2015 Calif. senator sues ObamaCare exchange for causing policy cancellations of 1M The lawsuit against Covered California and its director, Peter Lee, was filed late Tuesday by Sen. Ted Gaines, the legislature’s most vocal critic of ObamaCare.
December 20, 2015 Long wait times frustrate callers attempting to enroll on state ObamaCare exchanges Long wait times of an hour or more have been commonplace in some states, primarily those running their own health care exchanges.
December 20, 2015 San Francisco sheriff known for 'sanctuary city' defense loses re-election bid The San Francisco sheriff who over the summer became embroiled in a national debate over "sanctuary city" policies on Tuesday lost his bid for re-election amid a host of local controversies.
December 20, 2015 Business, states open legal fire on EPA’s Clean Power Plan rule The legal barrage to halt the Environmental Protection Agency’s radical Clean Power Plan has begun.
December 20, 2015 Feds order inspections of train tunnel ventilation systems Federal transit officials said Wednesday they are ordering the inspection of ventilation systems in train tunnels nationwide after an electrical malfunction filled a train inside a Washington tunnel with smoke, leading to a passenger's death.
December 20, 2015 Alabama begins issuing marriage licenses to gay couples Alabama began issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples Monday, despite an 11th-hour attempt from the state's chief justice -- an outspoken opponent -- to block the weddings.
