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April 18, 2018

California Gov. Jerry Brown issues order deploying 'up to 400' National Guard troops but lays out strict terms

California Gov. Jerry Brown announced Wednesday that he will be deploying “up to 400” members of the National Guard “to combat” criminal activity – as President Trump slammed the Democratic leader a day before for “trying to back out” of an earlier pledge he made.

April 18, 2018

San Diego votes to join Trump administration's lawsuit against California's sanctuary city law

San Diego County voted Tuesday to become the latest in a string of local governments throughout California that have decided to back the Trump administration lawsuit against the state over its sanctuary city laws.

April 17, 2018

The battle over beach access in Florida heats up

A bill signed into law by Florida Governor Rick Scott on March 23 is still sending shock waves through coastal communities and causing confusion for beach residents and tourists, but legal experts say its effect on beach access when it goes into effect July 1 is not as serious as some fear.

April 9, 2018

Texas, Arizona, New Mexico pledge hundreds of National Guard troops for US-Mexico border

The Republican governors of three states along the U.S.-Mexico border pledged a total of 1,600 National Guard troops to the frontier Monday -- close to half the maximum number President Trump requested to help crack down on illegal immigration and smuggling.

April 9, 2018

Georgia reignites longstanding feud over border with northern neighbors

Georgia lawmakers – hopeful to engulf a piece of its northern neighbors – are reigniting a centuries-long dispute over one of its borders.

March 20, 2018

Judge temporarily blocks Mississippi's 15-week abortion ban

A federal judge on Tuesday temporarily blocked a new Mississippi law that bans abortion after 15 weeks' gestation — the most restrictive abortion law in the United States.

March 20, 2018

Southern California town stands up to state, votes to reject sanctuary law

A Southern California town council rebelled Monday night and voted to reject the state’s sanctuary law.

March 19, 2018

Mississippi enacts law banning most abortions after 15 weeks

Mississippi's governor has signed the nation's tightest abortion restrictions into law.

March 19, 2018

Democratic New York lawmaker to introduce bill to protect pets flying on airplanes

A Democratic New York state lawmaker said Sunday she planned to introduce a bill that would give pet passengers the same rights as humans when flying on airplanes.

March 9, 2018

Storm dealt Puerto Rico knockout blow after decades of fiscal failure, corruption

Six month after Hurricane Maria slammed into Puerto Rico, tens of thousands of residents are still without water and power. There have been countless contracting scandals, material shortages and embarrassing abuses of power that have drained what little confidence was left that brighter days might be ahead.