States Rights - Page 19

Ohio voters reject legalizing pot for medical, recreational use

December 20, 2015

Ohio voters reject legalizing pot for medical, recreational use

Ohio voters rejected a ballot proposal Tuesday to legalize marijuana for both recreational and medical use.

Project to divert water from Colorado River tributary to NM raises concerns

December 20, 2015

Project to divert water from Colorado River tributary to NM raises concerns

A multi-million dollar effort to divert water from a Colorado River tributary into southwest New Mexico is raising concerns, with some reports putting the cost at $1 billion and critics saying it offers far fewer benefits than expected.

Texas nationalists reportedly try to get secession question onto GOP primary ballot

December 20, 2015

Texas nationalists reportedly try to get secession question onto GOP primary ballot

A group calling for Texas to secede from the United States and become an independent nation has launched an effort to get a question about independence onto next year's Republican primary ballot.

Group starts state-level push to cut off funds to Iran-tied companies, as deal nears vote

December 20, 2015

Group starts state-level push to cut off funds to Iran-tied companies, as deal nears vote

Current and former state officials are launching a new push to keep state tax dollars from going to companies that do business with Iran and other countries that sponsor terrorism, even as the Obama administration locks down support in Congress to preserve the controversial Iran nuclear deal.

Alaska Supreme Court won't block Medicaid expansion

December 20, 2015

Alaska Supreme Court won't block Medicaid expansion

Thousands of lower-income Alaskans will become eligible for Medicaid after the Alaska Supreme Court on Monday refused to temporarily block the state from expanding the health care program.

D.C.’s bikes-for-tykes may shortchange charter school kids

December 20, 2015

D.C.’s bikes-for-tykes may shortchange charter school kids

Education reformers in the nation’s capital are already suing the District for shortchanging kids in charter schools. And as that case moves through the courts, there’s new evidence to support the complaint – evidence rolling in on two wheels.

States fight to stop deadline clock on EPA’s mammoth Clean Power Plan

December 20, 2015

States fight to stop deadline clock on EPA’s mammoth Clean Power Plan

The U.S. Court of Appeals is likely to decide soon on a bid by 15 states to slow down the timetable of the Environmental Protection Agency’s sweeping plan to dramatically transform the U.S. electrical power system, which the states claim is intended to squeeze them into starting to commit themselves to vast changes before the rule that embodies the plan can be challenged in court—or has even been published.

Confederate flag removed at South Carolina capitol

December 20, 2015

Confederate flag removed at South Carolina capitol

With emotional debates and decades of dialogue behind them, South Carolina officials removed the Confederate flag Friday morning from the statehouse grounds where it has flown for more than half a century.

Community, farmers face water cut-off after California drought decision

December 20, 2015

Community, farmers face water cut-off after California drought decision

A Northern California community already is faced with losing its water supply after the drought-stricken state took the drastic step of suspending water-access rights established as far back as 1903.

Utah inching toward lawsuit in push to control federal lands

December 20, 2015

Utah inching toward lawsuit in push to control federal lands

Utah lawmakers inched closer to a possible lawsuit in the state’s push to seize control of federal lands with the selection Tuesday of two consulting firms that will prepare a legal strategy and attempt to sway public opinion in their favor.