January 12, 2017 Wisconsin teachers union decertified in latest blow to labor under Walker law Teachers from one of Wisconsin’s largest unions have jumped ship -- voting overwhelmingly to abandon the group in the latest in a string of setbacks for the struggling labor movement following Gov. Scott Walker’s union overhaul two years ago.
January 12, 2017 South Carolina city makes being homeless illegal South Carolina’s capital city is dishing out some southern discomfort following a controversial decision to criminalize its homeless.
January 12, 2017 Gaming laws could pose risk for fantasy football craze The trash talk around the water cooler is already underway as hordes of fantasy football players get ready to draft their teams. The NFL has even gotten into the act with a web site for stats and strategies.
January 12, 2017 Riding the rails: Millions at stake for Detroit's taxpayer-backed transit experiment There's a lot riding on Detroit’s new transit system. After seven years of planning, work on the ambitious $140 million light rail project started this week amid charges that it already is an antiquated and ‘expensive boondoggle’ that fails to benefit the city’s low-income residents.
January 12, 2017 Georgia pol claims Tyler Perry using star power to secure 'sweetheart' deal for Army base An unusual dispute is taking shape in Georgia that has all the trappings of a juicy Hollywood flick: alleged secret deals, political profiting, and, oh -- Tyler Perry. Yes, that Tyler Perry.
January 12, 2017 Gun-rights group persuading dozens of towns to repeal firearms regs in legal blitz A Washington state-based gun rights group is steadily persuading cities and towns across the country to repeal local firearms regulations and give that power back to the states.
January 12, 2017 Cities, homeless advocates wage battle over laws against feeding the hungry The recent case of an Alabama pastor who was prohibited from feeding the homeless has renewed scrutiny on cities that have made this charitable act an illegal one.
January 12, 2017 NY fracking ban poised to take effect, critics say state giving up thousands of jobs New York state's controversial fracking ban is poised to take effect in the coming days, amid criticism from pro-drilling advocates that the state is giving up tens of thousands of jobs.
January 12, 2017 Thousands of rape kits left untested despite federal pledge, critics blame DOJ An untold number of rape cases -- by some estimates, in the hundreds of thousands -- remain unsolved because the rape kits used to collect critical evidence sit untested and gathering dust in police departments across America, despite $1 billion in taxpayer money approved to clear the massive backlog.
January 12, 2017 States move to pre-approve groceries that can be bought with food stamps In the long-running campaign by Republican-led states to rein in food stamp abuses and curb the now-$74 billion program, lawmakers are trying a new approach: Restricting what foods can and can't be on a family's grocery list.
