May 2, 2016 Walker calls for steep cuts to Wisconsin university system Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker is calling for steep cuts to the University of Wisconsin System, while offering the network more freedom in exchange, in a controversial plan his office says is meant to provide more financial certainty.
May 2, 2016 America's first offshore wind project dealt major setback after utilities bolt An ambitious and controversial push to erect America's first offshore wind farm has been dealt what some call a potentially "fatal" blow after two utility companies pulled out of commitments to buy energy from the lagging operation.
May 2, 2016 South Carolina governor battles union play for Boeing plant South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley is firing back at efforts to unionize 7,500 workers at Boeing Corp.’s airline plant in Charleston.
May 2, 2016 Washington state attorney general calls for raising smoking age to 21 Washington state Attorney General Bob Ferguson is pushing a proposal that would make his state the first in the country to raise the legal smoking age to 21.
May 2, 2016 Driver’s licenses a magnet for immigration fraud in Vermont As California battles a flood of immigrants seeking driver’s licenses after enactment of Assembly Bill 60, Vermont’s Department of Motor Vehicles has found issuing driver’s privileges to illegals can be a magnet for benefits fraud.
May 2, 2016 Jailed Virginia lawmaker charged with forgery, perjury A Virginia lawmaker who was just re-elected despite being jailed for a sex scandal with a teenager has been indicted on new felony charges, according to a special prosecutor.
May 2, 2016 Political tremors: Kansas officials link earthquakes to fracking-related process Kansas officials for the first time have said a sharp increase in earthquakes may be tied to a process connected to fracking -- stoking debate in the state over the controversial drilling practice.
May 2, 2016 Study used to bolster NY fracking ban developed by anti-fracking 'activists' New York state’s controversial new fracking ban was bolstered in part by research written and peer-reviewed by scientists with ties to the anti-fracking movement – drawing criticism that their views were not disclosed when the ban was announced last month.
May 2, 2016 Colorado lawmakers look to ban asset seizures without convictions A freshman Colorado state senator wants to stop police from seizing assets unless the owner is convicted of a crime.
May 2, 2016 Florida governor looks to poach businesses from Pennsylvania Florida Gov. Rick Scott is planning a trip to Philadelphia in February, and he’s hoping to lure some Pennsylvania businesses back south with him.
