July 27, 2018 Michigan schools can prohibit guests with guns, state’s Supreme Court rules Schools in Michigan may now prohibit guests on campus from carrying firearms, the state’s highest court ruled on Friday.
April 4, 2018 Wisconsin's GOP governor warns of 'Blue Wave' as liberal wins court seat With a liberal judge from Milwaukee winning Wisconsin's Supreme Court election Tuesday, Gov. Scott Walker, a Republican, warned in a series of tweets that a "Blue Wave" fueled by "outside special interest money" could hit the state in November.
March 1, 2018 Utah lawmakers create worst-ever rap sequel to 'Schoolhouse Rock' Utah lawmakers have created a rap sequel -- of sorts -- to the famous “Schoolhouse Rock” video that showed how a bill becomes a law.
February 21, 2018 Pennsylvania GOP leaders ask Supreme Court to block redrawn congressional map The Republican presiding officers of Pennsylvania's House and Senate asked the U.S. Supreme Court Wednesday to block a new congressional district map that is widely expected to boost Democratic prospects in the November midterm elections.
February 20, 2018 Pennsylvania GOP slams election-map 'power grab' as 'judicial activism,' will challenge Pennsylvania Republicans, egged on by President Trump, on Tuesday blasted a court decision to impose new congressional maps as a “power grab” by Democrats and vowed to challenge the move in federal court.
February 19, 2018 Pennsylvania Supreme Court issues new congressional map, which could benefit Dems Pennsylvania's high court issued a new congressional district map for the state's 2018 elections Monday, the latest attempt to carve out voting boundaries in time for the state's May 15 primary.
February 4, 2018 The 'War on Crime' has failed. Here's a better battle plan If prisoners are rehabilitated and get jobs after release, they are much less likely to commit crimes again
January 23, 2018 Pennsylvania court throws out congressional boundaries The Pennsylvania Supreme Court struck down the state's widely criticized congressional map Monday, granting a major victory to Democrats who alleged the 18 districts were unconstitutionally gerrymandered to benefit Republicans and setting off a scramble to draw a new map.
October 26, 2017 Oklahoma child care worker convicted of murder following death of infant A children’s day care owner in Oklahoma was convicted Thursday in the death of an infant in 2016.
October 6, 2017 Hawaii wants to challenge third version of Trump travel ban A federal judge on Friday said he would give Hawaii an opportunity to make its case that it should be allowed to challenge the Trump administration's latest travel ban.