December 20, 2015 Hundreds to march over Brooklyn Bridge to call for tougher gun control laws The marchers will include relatives of some of those slain in the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting.
December 20, 2015 Surplus US military gear, including MRAPs, going to local police The U.S. military is offering surplus equipment to trusted agencies and governments on an “as is/where is” basis -- and that includes local police forces.
December 20, 2015 Wisconsin same-sex marriages put on hold A federal judge on Friday put same-sex marriages in Wisconsin on hold, a week after she struck down the state's same-sex marriage ban as unconstitutional, a move that allowed more than 500 couples to wed over the last eight days.
December 20, 2015 Homeland Security chief in hot seat over surge in illegal immigrants Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson faced tough questions from Congress on Wednesday about a recent surge in illegal immigration, and agreed with lawmakers that a wave of unaccompanied children crossing illegally into the U.S. constitutes a "humanitarian crisis."
December 20, 2015 Rolling to your town? Cops driving mine-resistant vehicles For years, they’ve been used as armored vehicles for U.S. troops in places like Afghanistan and Iraq.
December 20, 2015 Judge rules California teacher tenure laws unconstitutional A first-of-its-kind court ruling that concluded California's union-backed teacher tenure, layoff and dismissal laws infringe on students' rights to an equal public education adds fire to a debate over whether the job protections afforded professional educators are partly to blame for what ails the nation's schools, experts said.
December 20, 2015 New Jersey unions sue to stop Chris Christie from reducing pension payments At least 12 labor unions have sued New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie over his plan to reduce payments into the state public pension system, arguing it is in direct violation of earlier pension reform legislation he signed. Christie says the state just doesn't have the money.
December 20, 2015 Retiring Virginia senator drops ‘bombshell’ on McAuliffe, Medicaid expansion A Democrat senator’s surprise resignation could resolve Virginia’s budget showdown by undercutting Gov. Terry McAuliffe’s bid to expand Medicaid.
December 20, 2015 Chinese firm reportedly cost California taxpayers millions extra for spotty bridge work California officials may be coming to regret going with the lowest bidder for repairs on the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge, as reports show the Chinese company hired by the state produced spotty work that cost millions more to fix.
December 20, 2015 GOP senators blast FCC chief over states’ rights comments A group of Republican senators have a message for the chairman of the Federal Communications Commission: Back off.
