December 20, 2015 Utah lawmaker proposes bringing back firing squads for executions In the wake of a botched lethal injection in Oklahoma last month, a Utah lawmaker says he believes a firing squad is a more humane form of execution. And he plans to bring back that option for criminals sentenced to death in his state.
December 20, 2015 Rural New Mexico county fights feds over water rights Decades in the making, the dispute in Otero County centers on whether the Forest Service has the authority to keep ranchers from accessing Agua Chiquita, which means Little Water in Spanish.
December 20, 2015 Ark. High Court suspends judge's order striking down all gay marriage bans The state Supreme Court on Friday granted a request to suspend Pulaski County Circuit Judge Chris Piazza's decision voiding a 2004 constitutional amendment defining marriage as between a man and a woman.
December 20, 2015 Oops: Madison owes the IRS $580,000 in back taxes The federal tax code is so complicated even the City of Madison has trouble deciphering it.
December 20, 2015 Watch out, Bambi: NM hunters can still use drones — for now Look out, Bambi. You’re still in danger from drones in New Mexico.
December 20, 2015 Union leaders under fire for unregistered lobbying Wendell Young IV spent plenty of time last year trying to convince lawmakers that privatizing Pennsylvania’s liquor stores wasn’t the correct move, yet the president of the United Food and Commercial Workers Local 1776 wasn’t registered as a lobbyist with the Department of State.
December 20, 2015 Judge strikes all Arkansas bans on gay marriage An Arkansas judge has struck down all state laws preventing gay couples from marrying, expanding on his order finding such bans unconstitutional.
December 20, 2015 Missouri lawmakers approve 72-hour waiting period before abortions Missouri's Republican-controlled Legislature gave final approval Wednesday to legislation requiring a woman to wait three days after first seeing a doctor before having an abortion. Democratic Gov. Jay Nixon has not said whether he will sign or veto it.
December 20, 2015 Wis. campaign finance law restricting issue ads is unconstitutional, court rules The decision sides with Wisconsin Right to Life, Inc. and its state political action committee, which sued to block the enforcement of multiple state statutes and rules against groups that spend money for political speech independently of candidates and parties ¬ so called issue advocacy groups.
December 20, 2015 Ark. high court won't stay gay marriage ruling The Arkansas Supreme Court has rejected the state attorney general's request for a stay of a judge's ruling that overturned Arkansas' constitutional ban on gay marriage.
