December 20, 2015 Wisconsin taxpayers to help fund White Privilege Conference Madison will pay $1,500 to co-sponsor the four-day event, which tries to attract teachers, university faculty, activists and high school and college students to “dismantle this system of white supremacy, white privilege and oppression.”
December 20, 2015 Lawmakers push to protect electric grid after report on attack Lawmakers are pushing to impose federal standards for protecting the country's electric grid from physical assaults in the wake of a new report about a sniper attack on a California electrical substation last year that has raised fears the power grid is vulnerable to terrorism.
December 20, 2015 Ex-Orleans mayor takes stand in his bribery trial Former New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin told a jury Thursday that he didn't know a one-time city vendor paid for his family's vacation to Hawaii in 2004, a trip that prosecutors have cast as one of several bribes Nagin accepted in exchange for awarding city work during his two terms in office.
December 20, 2015 Insurers face pressure for limiting doctor choice for ObamaCare enrollees State regulators and lawmakers are stepping up pressure on the insurance industry for offering plans under ObamaCare that limit access to doctors and hospitals -- a strategy insurers say is necessary to keep coverage prices low in the health law's marketplaces.
December 20, 2015 Florida House aims to protect school kids who play with imaginary guns A new proposed committee bill in the Florida Legislature would put an end to treating young students like violent offenders.
December 20, 2015 Threat to the grid? Details emerge of sniper attack on power station Newly reported details about a 52-minute sniper attack on a central California electrical substation last year are raising concerns from Capitol Hill and beyond, amid questions over whether it was the work of terrorists.
December 20, 2015 Utah bill would dictate transgender use of school bathrooms A Utah lawmaker has proposed a bill that would prevent transgender students from using bathroom facilities of their choice, joining a debate playing out in a handful of other states sparked by a California law that broke new ground on transgender rights.
December 20, 2015 Missouri attorney general challenges California egg law Missouri's attorney general has asked a federal court to strike down a California law regulating the living conditions of chickens, setting up a cross-country battle that pits new animal protections against the economic interests of Midwestern farmers.
December 20, 2015 Connecticut governor calls for $10.10 hourly minimum wage Gov. Dannel P. Malloy on Tuesday called for increasing the state's minimum wage to $10.10 an hour by 2017, which would make Connecticut's the highest in the nation.
December 20, 2015 Federal judge hears arguments challenging Va. gay marriage ban A federal judge will hear arguments Tuesday on whether Virginia's ban on gay marriage should be struck down