December 20, 2015 Calif. senator charged in big corruption case A California state senator was charged Friday with accepting $100,000 in bribes, lavish trips and no-show jobs for his children in exchange for pushing legislation to benefit a hospital engaged in billing fraud and participating in a film industry tax scheme that actually was an FBI sting.
December 20, 2015 Detroit files plan to restructure debt, leave bankruptcy Detroit's emergency manager filed a plan Friday to restructure the city's $18 billion debt by making cuts to pensions and creditors while offering a blueprint for emerging from the largest municipal bankruptcy in U.S. history.
December 20, 2015 Activists push to split California into 6 states California's secretary of state has given the go-ahead for activists to start gathering signatures for a bizarre initiative that would split the state into six new states.
December 20, 2015 Florida bill would protect gun owners from insurance discrimination Legislation sponsored by Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fort Walton Beach, offers gun owners the same protections afforded to those who suffer more widely recognized discriminatory abuses.
December 20, 2015 Oregon won't defend gay-marriage ban in lawsuit Oregon's attorney general will not defend the state's ban on gay marriage, arguing it cannot withstand a federal constitutional challenge.
December 20, 2015 Chubby kids, Medicaid cuts have Illinois lawmakers eyeing soda tax In Illinois it’s called everything from pop to soda to sodi, but the state’s Democrats are now calling soda pop a money maker.
December 20, 2015 Deputy wrecks 33 times in 17 years, but union fights for his job As a law officer in Minnesota, former Todd County Deputy Sheriff Mark Grinstead didn't miss much. After all, why try to avoid something when it's a lot easier to just hit it?
December 20, 2015 Alabama proposal would ban abortion after fetal heartbeat detected Alabama is the latest state to consider tough restrictions, as abortion opponents seek to make a dent in the Supreme Court's 1973 Roe v. Wade ruling that legalized abortion.
December 20, 2015 Judge strikes down Nebraska law that allowed Keystone pipeline to proceed through state A Nebraska judge on Wednesday struck down a law that allowed the Keystone XL pipeline to proceed through the state, a setback for the project that would carry oil from Canada to Texas refineries.
December 20, 2015 Ariz. Senate OKs bill boosting service refusal based on religion The Arizona Senate on Wednesday passed a bill backed by Republicans that expands the rights of people to assert their religious beliefs in refusing service to gays and others, a measure Democrats say will open the doors for discrimination and hurt the state economy.
