June 22, 2017 Texas governor signs bill targeting sanctuary cities Texas Gov. Greg Abbott signed a bill Sunday prohibiting the state's cities and counties from enacting so-called "sanctuary" laws that prevent local law enforcement officers from inquiring about the immigration status of anyone they detain.
June 22, 2017 Trump in Iowa: President calls for barring immigrants from welfare for five years President Trump announced Wednesday night that he will soon ask Congress to pass legislation banning immigrants from accessing public assistance within five years of entering the U.S.
June 21, 2017 Chicago-area school officials don't like 'no guns' stickers that picture guns School officials in a Chicago suburb are not thrilled with a state law passed last year requiring schools to post a "no gun" sticker featuring an Image of a handgun with a red slash through it.
June 21, 2017 Gov. Cuomo: Pro-life people not welcome in New York New York Governor Andrew Cuomo believes that pro-life activists along with anti-gay activists, and supporters of the Second Amendment, are not welcome in his state.
June 21, 2017 State government dependence on federal funding growing at alarming rate Only 11 states depended on the federal government for more than one-third of their total revenues in 2001.
June 21, 2017 GOP governors launch campaign to rebrand the party The Republican Party is already at war with itself, but its fight is spreading.
June 21, 2017 California minimum wage hike will cost 190k jobs, according to conservative think tank California's planned increase of its minimum wage to $10 an hour will cost the state 190,000 jobs, a new report from the conservative think tank American Action Forum estimates.
June 6, 2017 Greg Abbott: Texas governor revives 'bathroom bill' for special session Texas Gov. Greg Abbott revived a so-called "bathroom bill" targeting transgender people Tuesday a week after the last try collapsed when powerful social conservatives deadlocked with Republican moderates backing business opponents such as Google, Facebook and the NFL.
June 5, 2017 Louisiana lawmakers OK driver's ed course on traffic stop etiquette A bill that would require first-time drivers to take lessons on how to act during a traffic stop could soon be on its way to the governor’s desk in Louisiana.
May 24, 2017 Bears Ears National Monument: Zinke gets mixed reactions during visit Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke was tasked last month by President Trump to review 27 national monuments across the country designated since 1996 that total 100,000 acres or more.
