December 20, 2015 Republicans warn BLM eyeing land grab along Texas-Oklahoma border Texas officials are raising alarm that the Bureau of Land Management, on the heels of its dust-up with Nevada rancher Cliven Bundy, might be eyeing a massive land grab in northern Texas.
December 20, 2015 Former Labor secretary Reich blasts Bundy The comment from Robert Reich comes after Nevada Democratic Sen. Harry Reid last week called Bundy’s supporters “domestic terrorists.”
December 20, 2015 Western states hold summit on controlling federal land, say 'It's simply time' Lawmakers from Western states said Friday that the time has come for them to take control of federal lands within their borders and suggested the standoff this month between a Nevada rancher and the federal government was a problem waiting to happen.
December 20, 2015 States work to protect electric grid from solar storms and nuclear attacks States are working to protect their electrical grids from solar storms and nuclear attacks, frustrated by federal inaction to do the same.
December 20, 2015 Secrecy surrounds execution drugs in most states Dating to the days when the guillotine operator or the hangman wore a mask, a certain amount of anonymity has always surrounded executions. But that secrecy is increasingly coming under fire, with judges, death penalty opponents and lawyers questioning why so little can be known about a state's most solemn responsibility.
December 20, 2015 After Sandy, feds mull plan for artificial islands off New jersey, New York A string of artificial islands off the coast of New Jersey and New York could blunt the impact of storm surges that proved so deadly during Superstorm Sandy, according to a proposal vying for attention and funding as the region continues its recovery.
December 20, 2015 Michigan's first gay marriage license issued A county clerk in central Michigan has issued the state's first marriage license for a same-sex-couple.
December 20, 2015 Federal judge strikes down Michigan's gay marriage ban Michigan's ban on gay marriage is unconstitutional, a federal judge said Friday as he struck down a law that was widely embraced by voters a decade ago -- the latest in a recent series of decisions overturning similar laws across the country.
December 20, 2015 States move to stop Tesla's direct sales, as Musk suggests company victim of ‘Mafia’ tactics A growing number of states are banning automakers from selling directly to consumers, in a move seemingly aimed at curbing electric car company Tesla -- whose CEO Elon Musk is aggressively fighting back.
December 20, 2015 Montana ballot measure urging equal number of men, women in Legislature passes first test A ballot measure in Montana that would require an equal number of men and women to serve in the state Legislature is a step closer to getting on the November ballot.
