December 20, 2015 Audit: Tennessee school employee used nearly $500,000 in taxpayer funds on iTunes, jewelry and more The former employee spent the money on her home mortgage, food, jewelry, clothing and iTunes songs, according to the audit.
December 20, 2015 DC Council votes to decriminalize pot possession, bill heads to mayor If the bill becomes law, the District of Columbia would join the 17 states that have decriminalized pot possession.
December 20, 2015 Colorado GOP cries foul over 'misleading' gun-sale background check data The GOP failed last month in an effort to repeal the law that added online and private-seller transactions to a list of mandated checks.
December 20, 2015 Georgia lawmakers back legalizing medical marijuana Patients suffering from illnesses including cancer and seizures could take a form of medical marijuana under a plan that Georgia's state legislators backed Monday ahead of an important deadline that sorts out which bills go forward and which will likely fail for the year.
December 20, 2015 Seattle gives cash to voters to spend on campaign donations Many voters don't have the money to donate to political candidates or don't care enough to bother. But what if the government gave them $100 to dole out as they saw fit?
December 20, 2015 VA wrongly tells veterans they're dead, cuts off benefits Mike Rieker, a 69-year-old Vietnam Navy veteran, relies on his Veterans Affairs benefits to get him through the month.
December 20, 2015 Ohio voters reject legalizing pot for medical, recreational use Ohio voters rejected a ballot proposal Tuesday to legalize marijuana for both recreational and medical use.
December 20, 2015 Immigrant sanctuary plays role in San Francisco sheriff race Only two incumbent San Francisco sheriffs have lost re-election in the last 60 years — but Ross Mirkarimi is facing a tough battle Tuesday to avoid being the third.
December 20, 2015 Pennsylvania’s union stalking loophole could soon close Pennsylvania lawmakers are on the brink of closing a legal loophole that exempts parties to an organized labor dispute from charges of stalking, harassment and threatening to use a weapon of mass destruction.
December 20, 2015 Alaska's transportation department moving away from 'bridge to nowhere' Alaska's so-called bridge to nowhere, derided by critics as an example of congressional earmarks run amok, appears dead.
