December 20, 2015 Oregon residents demand answers over failure of state's ObamaCare website As Oregon reels from a failed launch of the state’s health care exchange website, people demand answers.
December 20, 2015 Florida city uproots couple’s 17-year-old garden, over new ordinance Few things in life are as benign as a home vegetable garden.
December 20, 2015 Federal court to hear pivotal DNA collection case as similar laws spread across country Lily Haskell was arrested while attending a peace rally in San Francisco in March 2009.
December 20, 2015 'Out of touch' union members strike over 14.5 percent pay raise Taxpayers in Will County, Ill. have offered its public employees a hefty pay raise and are willing to pick up 90 percent of the cost for their health insurance, but that’s not good enough for members of the American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees Local 1028.
December 20, 2015 Duck Dynasty'-backed candidate wins Louisiana congressional election Vance McAllister, a political newcomer with the backing of the popular "Duck Dynasty" TV family, was elected as Louisiana's newest member of Congress Saturday night.
December 20, 2015 Democrats feel political heat despite ObamaCare ‘fix’ President Obama's fix to reverse millions of insurance cancellation notices may have eased slightly the pressure he faces, but Democrats at state level still face political troubles and fear what it may mean for the 2014 midterm elections.
December 20, 2015 Seattle voters elect socialist to city council Seattle voters have elected a socialist to city council for the first time in modern history.
December 20, 2015 Foes hope to can controversial offshore wind project after high cost exposed Opponents of what would be the first-in-the-nation offshore wind facility are hoping that a newly struck deal in Massachusetts will effectively pull the plug on the yet-to-be-built project.
December 20, 2015 Minnesota governor to sign bill legalizing gay marriage Democratic Gov. Mark Dayton has pledged to sign the bill, and is scheduled to do so at 5 p.m. Tuesday on the front steps of the Capitol in St. Paul.
December 20, 2015 Nebraska, your tax dollars at work: Promoting a new outlet mall A new outlet mall officially opens in Nebraska Friday, and shoppers will be enticed to buy Coach purses and Nike shoes with the help of $16.7 million worth of public subsidies for marketing and communication alone.
