April 28, 2016 $100 fine for smoking in car carrying kid proposed in Virginia legislature Drivers caught smoking in cars carrying children 7-years-old or younger could soon get slapped with a $100 fine in Virginia if they’re pulled over by authorities.
April 28, 2016 Texas Gov. Abbott calls for convention on Constitution, proposes amendments Texas Gov. Greg Abbott looked for Republican support on Friday for calling the first constitutional convention since 1787, a new priority for his administration that has blocked state laws over gay marriage, abortion restrictions and voting rights.
April 8, 2016 Court strikes down Wisconsin right-to-work law A Wisconsin court has struck down the state's right-to-work law championed by Republican Gov. Scott Walker, calling it unconstitutional.
February 11, 2016 Sanders, Trump, Clinton, Cruz: There's not a dime's worth of difference between them What if all the remaining presidential candidates really want the same things?
December 21, 2015 Utah asks Supreme Court to block same-sex marriages In papers filed Tuesday with Justice Sonia Sotomayor, the state asked her to overturn court decisions to let the marriages go forward.
December 21, 2015 Judge nixes Florida's welfare drug testing A federal judge on Tuesday struck down a Florida law requiring applicants for welfare benefits to undergo mandatory drug testing, ruling it was unconstitutional and shouldn't be enforced.
December 21, 2015 Smokin' on the slopes? Colorado ski resorts issue weed warning as legalization nears The stakes are high for Colorado’s multi-billion dollar ski industry.
December 21, 2015 Cardinal Dolan affirms church's opposition to ObamaCare, warns of backlash Cardinal Timothy Dolan, the archbishop of New York, said Sunday the Catholic Church’s remains opposed to ObamaCare in large part because it requires businesses to offer health-insurance plans that includes no-cost contraception.
December 21, 2015 Tea Party groups make gains against 'ObamaCore' education program Tea Party groups are barnstorming state capitals across the country to stop an Obama administration-backed initiative to impose federal math and English education standards on public schools.
