December 21, 2015 Citizens take law into own hands after cash-strapped Ore. county guts sheriff's office When budget woes reduced the sheriff's department in one rural Oregon county to a bare-bones force, residents decided to take matters into their own hands.
December 21, 2015 Retired Illinois teachers sue state over pension overhaul A group of Illinois school administrators and retired teachers filed a class-action lawsuit Friday seeking to have the new law aimed at eliminating Illinois' worst-in-the-nation pension shortfall thrown out, a long-anticipated move that is expected to delay implementation of the sweeping measure.
December 21, 2015 FTC takes on music teachers The Federal Trade Commission was created in 1914 in the age of oil barons and rail tycoons to bust the big trusts. Today, it's busting a smaller enterprise - the Music Teachers National Association.
December 21, 2015 Relaxed Vermont pot laws may lead to legalization In July of this year, Vermont lawmakers took a bold step. They removed criminal penalties for those caught with small amounts of marijuana.
December 21, 2015 Colorado health care exchange official seeks bonus despite low signups The head of Colorado's state health care exchange is asking for a year-end raise and bonus even though enrollment numbers are not meeting expectations.
December 21, 2015 Recall looms for Colorado lawmaker who supported gun control bill The opponents of Democratic Senate President John Morse say they turned in twice as many signatures as needed Monday to put Morse back on the ballot.
December 21, 2015 Utah governor vows to review judge's polygamy ruling Gov. Gary Herbert has expressed concern over a federal judge's ruling that struck down key parts of Utah's polygamy laws, saying his legal counsel would determine the ramifications of the decision.
December 21, 2015 Lawmakers seek fix as law limiting plastic guns set to expire Congressional lawmakers will face a critical deadline after returning from Thanksgiving break to address a nationwide ban on the production of undetectable firearms that is set to expire on Dec. 9.
December 21, 2015 Restoration road map: How Kansas’ Capitol project doubled in cost About a month and a half from now, state officials will be swapping smiles, handshakes and grandiose praise beneath the shiny new gleam of the Kansas Capitol’s newly copper-clad dome. But there’s likely to be one fact that doesn’t get much play when state lawmakers celebrate the conclusion of Kansas’ epic restoration of the Capitol building: The price tag.
December 21, 2015 South Carolina freshman lawmaker accused of misbranding stem cells A freshman South Carolina state lawmaker said Wednesday plans to plead guilty to federal charges over the mislabeling of stem cells by a business he once owned. Rep. Stephen Goldfinch Jr., R-Murrells Inlet, told The Associated Press that he had been cooperating with federal prosecutors in Houston, where he was charged this week with one count of misbranded drugs.
