December 20, 2015 Vermont’s Leahy pushes transparency as Shumlin protects single-payer secrets Vermont’s senior U.S. senator wants more transparency in government. Unfortunately, Vermont’s governor insists on less.
December 20, 2015 Prosecutor: No conclusion on Gov. Walker's activity The attorney for the special prosecutor investigating Gov. Scott Walker's campaign and conservative groups says no conclusions have been made about whether there's enough evidence to charge him or anyone with a crime.
December 20, 2015 Feds spent $4.8 billion on ObamaCare exchanges so far The federal government has spent nearly $5 billion to establish federal and state exchanges for ObamaCare, according to a report by the Congressional Research Service (CRS).
December 20, 2015 Pennsylvania considers performance-based layoffs for teachers Pennsylvania lawmakers are considering a bill that would allow school administrators to base layoff decisions in part on teachers’ performance, as measured by the state’s new evaluation system.
December 20, 2015 EPA deals with a stinky situation in Denver Internal emails from a regional Environmental Protection Agency’s Region 8 office show that management has had to remind its employees –in writing- not to defecate in the hallway. Really.
December 20, 2015 Chicago City Council passes strict gun store law The Chicago City Council has approved an ordinance that dramatically limits where gun stores can operate and requires them to videotape every purchase to prevent one person from buying a gun for another.
December 20, 2015 Administration reportedly loosens 40-year-old ban on oil exports The Commerce Department reportedly has given two energy companies permission to ship a type of unrefined ultralight oil to foreign buyers, loosening a nearly 40-year-old ban on oil exports.
December 20, 2015 New England mayors call for refugee resettlement freeze The mayor of Springfield, Massachusetts has asked the federal government to issue a moratorium on sending refugees to the area, claiming that newly arrived families create a strain on city resources and the school system and do not receive sufficient aid from resettlement agencies.
December 20, 2015 Border Patrol scraps plan to fly illegal immigrants to California from Texas The Border Patrol shelved plans to fly nearly 300 Central American illegal immigrants to California from Texas late Sunday.
