December 21, 2015 Judge strikes down Utah's same-sex marriage ban as unconstitutional A federal judge struck down Utah's same-sex marriage ban Friday in a decision that brings an increasing nationwide shift toward allowing gay marriage to a conservative state where the Mormon church has long been against it.
December 21, 2015 Ohio judge says efficiency not good case for traffic cameras An Ohio judge rebuffed an argument Thursday that traffic cameras make law enforcement more efficient, stating sharply that violating motorists' rights isn't the American way.
December 21, 2015 Official who oversaw development of Oregon health exchange resigns A senior state manager who oversaw most of the development of Oregon's struggling health insurance exchange resigned Thursday as developers continue trying to find some way get the online enrollment system to work.
December 21, 2015 California city council grants parade permit to group that will ban gay rights organization A Los Angeles suburb’s city council unanimously voted to grant a permit to the organizers of a holiday parade despite the Vietnamese group’s plan to block a gay rights organization from marching in the event.
December 21, 2015 Rhode Island town votes against recalling councilors over gun permit changes Voters in a small Rhode Island town defeated an effort by gun rights activists Saturday to recall four sitting town councilors who had proposed changing the way gun permits are issued.
December 21, 2015 Rhode Island town voting on recalls over gun permit changes Residents in the small Rhode Island town of Exeter are voting on whether to recall four town council members who proposed changing the way gun permits are issued.
December 21, 2015 Nevada health exchange still plagued by problems after just 1,500 enroll Members of the board overseeing Nevada's health insurance exchange were surprised and annoyed Thursday to learn of problems still plaguing the state's online insurance portal.
December 21, 2015 Vermont city may use loophole to push gun control in 2014 It’s against state law to try to regulate guns in the Green Mountain State, but city officials here are looking at what may be a loophole.
December 21, 2015 Wisconsin school district moving away from Common Core State Standards The Germantown school board says it can do better for students than the Common Core State Standards.
December 21, 2015 Ex-San Diego mayor sentenced to home confinement, probation for harassment Bob Filner was sentenced Monday to three months of home confinement and three years of probation for harassing women while he was mayor of San Diego, completing the fall of the former 10-term congressman who barely a year ago achieved his long dream of being elected leader of the nation's eighth-largest city.
