December 20, 2015 Utah residents become next to confront Bureau of Land Management, in growing debate A band of Utah residents plans Saturday to ride all-terrain vehicles onto federally managed public land to protest the federal Bureau of Land Management closing off the area.
December 20, 2015 Young children could face bullying charges in city under proposed law Children as young as kindergarten-age could face misdemeanor charges for bullying under a proposed law advancing in a Southern California city.
December 20, 2015 Indiana says it will appeal gay marriage ruling Indiana says it will appeal a federal judge's decision requiring it to recognize the out-of-state gay marriage of a lesbian couple in which one woman is terminally ill. The state also asked U.S. District Judge Richard Young late Thursday to stay the order while the U.S. 7th Circuit Court of Appeals reviews the case.
December 20, 2015 FBI investigating Bundy Ranch showdown, Clark County sheriff's officials say Federal agents are looking into the conduct of people who reportedly pointed guns at officers during a standoff at Bundy's ranch April 12.
December 20, 2015 Want to express yourself on your license plate in Virginia? THNK AGN In 2013, the Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles rejected enough vanity plate requests to fill 506 single-spaced pages.
December 20, 2015 Judge halts secret probe of Wisconsin conservative groups, in win for Walker In a monumental victory for targeted conservatives in the secret Wisconsin investigation, Judge Rudolph Randa on Tuesday granted a preliminary injunction to stop the politically charged probe, ruling in favor of conservative activist Eric O'Keefe, his Wisconsin Club for Growth and "others."
December 20, 2015 New York Senate passes bill making yogurt official state snack The New York Senate approved legislation Tuesday that would designate yogurt as the official state snack after a lengthy, and often humorous, debate over the proposal.
December 20, 2015 NM college spends $5 million on solar array to save $200,000 in utility bills The solar array, funded by taxpayers in a 2010 bond election, will cost $5 million.
December 20, 2015 California bill bans Confederate flag sales on state property California state government departments will be prohibited from selling or displaying items with an image of the Confederate flag under a bill that passed the Assembly on Monday.
December 20, 2015 Rep. Barbara Lee OK with California minimum wage at $26 an hour California Democratic Rep. Barbara Lee, one her party’s most progressive members, thinks her home state should increase its minimum wage to as much as $26 an hour.
