May 2, 2016 Farmers, ranchers battle Oregon lawmakers over bill to restrict animal antibiotics Farmers and ranchers in Oregon are locked in a battle with lawmakers who want to restrict their ability to give antibiotics to their animals -- as part of a first-in-the-nation push to crack down on the alleged overuse of the drugs.
May 2, 2016 States flouting post-9/11 ID law, giving cards to illegal immigrants that mirror licenses After the 9/11 attacks, Congress passed the REAL ID Act to prevent foreign nationals from fraudulently obtaining a U.S. driver's license -- by requiring any ID issued based on unverifiable foreign documents look different in "design or color" from an official driver's license. But more than a decade later, several state and local governments are openly flouting the law, issuing ID cards that are barely distinguishable from a bona fide driver's license.
May 2, 2016 Idaho pol gets lesson on female anatomy after asking if swallowed cam can be used for exam An Idaho lawmaker received a brief lesson on female anatomy after asking if a woman can swallow a small camera for doctors to conduct a remote gynecological exam.
May 2, 2016 Nevada city policy threatens to fire workers for speaking to press without permission A Nevada city is taking heat over a recent policy that says city employees could be fired for talking to reporters without permission.
May 2, 2016 Pennsylvania tax law wallops man who bought truck before moving When it came time last year to move his family back to Pennsylvania from North Carolina to care for aging relatives, Jeffrey Sutton bought a larger truck to haul their belongings.
May 2, 2016 Connecticut gov imposes travel ban over Indiana’s religious freedom law – despite similar law on books Connecticut Democratic Gov. Dannel Malloy may have found himself in a pot-meets-kettle situation after issuing an order that could ban state-funded travel to Indiana over its religious freedom law -- despite Connecticut having a similar law on the books.
May 2, 2016 Lawmakers push to strip pensions for child predator teachers Laurence Hill is a convicted rapist. His victims were 10- and 11-year-old girls he taught in a Seattle school. And yet, Hill has never missed a monthly pension paycheck.
May 2, 2016 Sun setting on daylight saving time? States consider alternative to clock-changing ‘hassle’ States across the country are taking a dim view toward daylight saving time. And some say it's time to turn back the clock -- so to speak.
May 2, 2016 Union lobbyist who worked one day as a teacher suing Illinois for $30,000 pension After working one day as a substitute teacher in Illinois, David Piccioli could be entitled to an annual pension of more than $30,000. And he's suing the state to make sure he gets paid.
May 2, 2016 Could texting bans actually lead to more car crashes? Mississippi's July 1 ban on texting is supposed to make driving safer, but a study of such laws reveals a remarkable outcome: they're often followed by a rise in crashes.
