March 2, 2017 Mississippi bill would allow use of gas chamber, electrocution for execution The Mississippi Senate has voted to add gas chamber and electrocution as execution options in case courts block the state from obtaining lethal injection drugs.
February 23, 2017 Montana bill effectively bans all abortions after 24 weeks Montana lawmakers pushed forward with a measure Thursday that would effectively ban all abortions after 24 weeks of pregnancy, regardless of medical risks to a woman.
February 16, 2017 Florida lawmakers propose eliminating 'gun-free zones' In the wake of two recent mass shootings in Florida, Republican state lawmakers are pushing to eliminate “gun-free zones” they claim have inadvertently created easy targets.
February 15, 2017 Texas anti-sanctuary city law could cost border county millions A state bill that would punish "sanctuary cities" in Texas could cost El Paso County some $14 million if it becomes law -- potentially bad news for taxpayers, according to officials there.
February 9, 2017 To declaw cats or not? New Jersey could be first with ban Cats would keep their claws under a bill that would make New Jersey the first state to prohibit declawing.
February 1, 2017 Hawaii measures aim to save 'best parts' of Obamacare In a modest church building in urban Honolulu, mother Mona Aliksa waited to sign up for health insurance under the Affordable Care Act, President Barack Obama's signature health care law.
January 20, 2017 Montana lawmaker seeks to bring back the 'road beer' Montana lawmakers are slated to debate a proposed bill that would allow vehicle passengers to have a so-called “road beer.”
January 17, 2017 Texas lawmakers seek to raise minimum smoking age to 21 Texas lawmakers are seeking once again to become the next state to raise the minimum smoking age to 21.
January 12, 2017 Florida prison system under fire amid allegations of abuse, fatal shower scalding Florida's state-run prison system is being hammered with allegations that guards abused and even killed inmates -- including one incident where, according to a witness, the skin was scalded off a prisoner's body in a shower -- leaving officials scrambling for answers and human rights groups urging the feds to intervene.
January 12, 2017 Lawmakers push to end 'scream rooms' for punishing students Lawmakers in Washington are calling for legislation that would end the use of padded 'scream rooms' for students – a practice that has been called barbaric and abusive yet is still being used in several states in both public and private schools.
