December 20, 2015 Court: NLRB is acting like a union subsidiary A Pennsylvania judge accused a federal labor arbiter of acting as an extension of a powerful labor union in a dispute with a local hospital.
December 20, 2015 Detroit reaches tentative deal with one of its key creditors in bankruptcy case A court filing Tuesday evening says that Detroit and the bond insurer Syncora Guarantee "have reached an agreement in principle" to settle the company's $400 million claim in the nation's largest-ever municipal bankruptcy case.
December 20, 2015 Schwarzenegger makes rare visit to Sacramento Arnold Schwarzenegger is making a rare political appearance in Sacramento.
December 20, 2015 Controversial sex education program reinstated in Hawaii public schools The Hawaii State Department of Education will reinstate the controversial “Pono Choices” sex education curriculum, but after pressure from some parents and lawmakers, the program for middle school students will include some key revisions.
December 20, 2015 Wendy Davis book reveals abortion Texas Democratic gubernatorial candidate Wendy Davis reveals in a new campaign memoir that she terminated two pregnancies for medical reasons in the 1990s, including one where the fetus had developed a severe brain abnormality.
December 20, 2015 Keystone XL pipeline lawsuit now in Nebraska court's hands A Nebraska law intended to clear a path for the Keystone XL pipeline now rests with the state's Supreme Court.
December 20, 2015 California city mandates free medical marijuana for low-income residents Weed welfare? That’s what the Berkeley City Council in California has unanimously approved, ordering medical marijuana dispensaries to donate 2 percent of their stash to patients making less than $32,000 a year.
December 20, 2015 Sparking controversy, McAuliffe breaks with Dems over gas pipeline While his national party leaders fight the Keystone XL Pipeline project across America’s plains, Democratic Gov. Terry McAuliffe sparked a political firestorm Tuesday by touting a massive natural-gas line through Virginia.
December 20, 2015 Cost of educating new class of illegal immigrant minors estimated at over $760M A new report puts the price of educating the thousands of illegal immigrant children who recently crossed into the U.S. at a whopping $761 million this school year -- as some school systems push for the feds to pick up the tab.
December 20, 2015 San Francisco to enact law giving property owners tax break for creating urban farms The measure lets cities and towns lower the assessed value -- and therefore the property taxes -- on parcels of land if owners dedicate them to growing food for at least five years.
