December 21, 2015 Restoration road map: How Kansas’ Capitol project doubled in cost About a month and a half from now, state officials will be swapping smiles, handshakes and grandiose praise beneath the shiny new gleam of the Kansas Capitol’s newly copper-clad dome. But there’s likely to be one fact that doesn’t get much play when state lawmakers celebrate the conclusion of Kansas’ epic restoration of the Capitol building: The price tag.
December 20, 2015 Arizona returning to gold rush roots with bill making gold legal tender The GOP-led Senate gave final approval Tuesday to the bill that could make Arizona the second state in the nation to recognize gold and silver as legal tender.
December 20, 2015 Detroit bankruptcy trial begins Wednesday The city of Detroit for months has disclosed the awful condition of its finances. Now it's up to a judge to determine if the largest public bankruptcy in U.S. history really can go forward.
December 20, 2015 Vets march on Washington, roll into WWII memorial, protest outside White House Veterans marched on Sunday in Washington in protest of the partial government shutdown that has kept them and other Americans from visiting war memorials across the country, with support from several star conservatives.
December 20, 2015 Statue of Liberty reopens after New York state agrees to take over daily costs Lady Liberty was once again welcoming visitors to her shores Sunday after the state agreed to shoulder the costs of running the famed statue during the federal government shutdown.
December 20, 2015 Statue of Liberty to reopen to public Sunday amid government slimdown The Statue of Liberty will reopen to the public Sunday after the state of New York agreed to shoulder the costs of running the site during the federal government shutdown.
December 20, 2015 Tennessee mayor offers to manage national park during partial shutdown With no end in sight to the federal government shutdown, Blount County Mayor Ed Mitchell is offering local resources to keep open parts of the most-visited national park in the country -- though he's having trouble getting the feds to agree.
December 20, 2015 Ex-Bell official pleads no contest to corruption charges Robert Rizzo, accused of massive corruption in a small California city, was apparently still pulling strings when he quietly arranged to plead no contest to 69 charges, only days before he was to go on trial on charges of misappropriation of funds and related crimes.
December 20, 2015 Poison ivy-eating goats moved from New Jersey park in advance of shutdown More than two dozen poison ivy-eating Nubian goats were moved from a national recreation area in New Jersey in advance of the partial government shutdown.
December 20, 2015 In St. Louis, union workers, tourist sites hit hardest by partial government shutdown The St. Louis, Mo., area will feel the effects of the partial government shutdown, with an estimated 10,000-15,000 union workers off the job, Fox2Now.com reported.
