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.
December 20, 2015 EPA document says government knew about contamination at Louisiana’s Camp Minden decades ago Government officials knew as far back as 1989 that explosive material stored at Camp Minden had already contaminated soil, surface water and groundwater around the plant, according to a memo written last summer.
December 20, 2015 White House offers governors personalized reports on refugee resettlement The Obama administration is offering to send state governors personalized reports with detailed information about refugees that have been resettled in their state so far this year.
November 23, 2015 Lawmaker pushes bill to allow states to deny Syrian refugees Rep. Ted Yoho explains effort
November 21, 2015 Highway drivers told to 'Use Yah Blinkah' in Boston In a bid to get notoriously aggressive Boston drivers to use their turn signals, Massachusetts officials tried to put the message into terms that only they would understand.
November 5, 2015 Criminal justice reform: Conservative states have a record of success. So why ignore it? We aren’t getting the sort of return on investment—both in terms of cost, but most importantly, public safety—that we’ve come to demand of other areas of government.
