May 2, 2016 Oregon county lets sheriff ignore 'unconstitutional' gun laws, raising legal questions An Oregon county has approved a controversial measure giving the local sheriff discretion to ignore gun laws he deems unconstitutional -- potentially putting the sheriff in the middle of a Second Amendment battle and raising legal questions that may have to be resolved in court.
May 2, 2016 Top California official pushes ammo background checks Gun control advocates are launching a new regulatory push in California to impose first-in-the-nation instant background checks for ammunition sales, a move that comes as gun violence surfaces as a lightning rod issue in the 2016 presidential race.
May 2, 2016 Clinton unveils plan for tighter gun control including executive action, expanded background checks Democratic presidential front-runner Hillary Clinton on Monday proposed tighter gun-control measures including expanded background checks and suggested that if elected she would use executive powers to achieve her goals.
May 2, 2016 Federal safety oversight recommended for DC subway system Federal investigators are recommending that the federal government assume oversight of Washington's subway system, an unprecedented step for an urban mass transit system.
May 2, 2016 Wisconsin church's prayer garden plans halted by obscure state law The small prayer garden at Advent Lutheran Church in downtown Cedarburg, supposedly a peaceful place, is disturbed by a controversy that may change state law.
May 2, 2016 States move to ban aborted fetal tissue from medical research Aggressive state efforts to ban the use of fetal tissue in research are alarming some scientists who say such measures will set back efforts to cure the world’s deadliest diseases, including cancer, diabetes and Alzheimer’s.
May 2, 2016 Arizona city council considers proposal to only allow Christian prayer at meetings An Arizona city council is considering a proposal that would allow only Christian prayers to be said its meetings.
May 2, 2016 Colo. lawmakers take per diem on weekends, holidays Colorado lawmakers are taking per diem on weekends and holidays — days mileage reimbursements often show they’re at home — and the practice is costing taxpayers as much as $400,000 a year, Watchdog.org found.
May 2, 2016 ACLU objects to Nebraska school district asking teachers to sign pro-America pledge A Nebraska school district is facing complaints from the American Civil Liberties Union for following a state law requiring teachers to sign a pro-America pledge.
May 2, 2016 Vermont Health Connect spending eerily similar to shut down exchanges Vermont’s spending on its state-run health exchange is at levels hit by Oregon and Hawaii before those states shut down operations and moved to the federally run Healthcare.gov.
