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December 20, 2015

Florida House passes bill to allow trained officials to carry guns in schools

The House bill, sponsored by Sarasota Republican Greg Steube, passed 71-44.

December 20, 2015

DOJ probe into Wisconsin School Choice called ‘another massive power grab’ by feds

More than a year after the U.S. Department of Justice began shoving its nose into Wisconsin's School Choice program, the federal agency's "ongoing investigation" continues without any apparent end.

December 20, 2015

California eyes plan to speed bullet train using cap-and-trade program proceeds

Five months after a judge in Sacramento halted state financing for California's bullet train dead in its tracks, Democrats are eyeing a plan that would fund the high-speed-rail line with proceeds from the state's cap-and-trade program on carbon emissions.

December 20, 2015

Florida lawmakers push to change MLB Cuban player policy

Major League Baseball would have to change its policy on Cuban players if the Miami Marlins and Tampa Bay Rays want a share of state money that would be set aside for professional sports stadiums under a bill the House passed Friday.

December 20, 2015

Colorado lawmakers weigh proposals to rein in government surveillance

Colorado lawmakers are pushing several bills this year that seek to limit government surveillance — proposals that have gained momentum in the wake of revelations about federal collection of phone and email records.

December 20, 2015

Illinois voters want to take drawing political maps out of politicians’ hands

Voters in Illinois who don't want politicians to draw the state's political maps are one step away from putting the question up for a vote.

December 20, 2015

Connecticut lawmakers consider banning day care from serving whole, 2% milk

Milk -- it does a body bad? Some Connecticut lawmakers seem to think so.

December 20, 2015

Retired Supreme Court justice says marijuana should be legalized

Former Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens says he thinks the federal government should legalize marijuana.

December 20, 2015

Colo. lawmakers plan to boost marijuana profits

The federal government has reluctantly agreed to let Colorado be the first state to collect taxes from the legal sale of recreational marijuana, but it also has made clear it doesn't agree with the move and may try to stop it, if isn't tightly controlled.

December 20, 2015

Washington loses waiver on No Child Left Behind

Washington state has become the first to lose its federal waiver for requirements of the No Child Left Behind education law. State education officials say they received an email on Thursday saying they were losing the waiver because the state did not meet the U.S. Department of Education's requirement to include statewide student test results in teacher evaluations.