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December 20, 2015

DC Council votes to decriminalize pot possession, bill heads to mayor

If the bill becomes law, the District of Columbia would join the 17 states that have decriminalized pot possession.

December 20, 2015

Colorado GOP cries foul over 'misleading' gun-sale background check data

The GOP failed last month in an effort to repeal the law that added online and private-seller transactions to a list of mandated checks.

December 20, 2015

Georgia lawmakers back legalizing medical marijuana

Patients suffering from illnesses including cancer and seizures could take a form of medical marijuana under a plan that Georgia's state legislators backed Monday ahead of an important deadline that sorts out which bills go forward and which will likely fail for the year.

December 20, 2015

Seattle gives cash to voters to spend on campaign donations

Many voters don't have the money to donate to political candidates or don't care enough to bother. But what if the government gave them $100 to dole out as they saw fit?

December 20, 2015

VA wrongly tells veterans they're dead, cuts off benefits

Mike Rieker, a 69-year-old Vietnam Navy veteran, relies on his Veterans Affairs benefits to get him through the month.

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.

December 20, 2015

Immigrant sanctuary plays role in San Francisco sheriff race

Only two incumbent San Francisco sheriffs have lost re-election in the last 60 years — but Ross Mirkarimi is facing a tough battle Tuesday to avoid being the third.

December 20, 2015

Pennsylvania’s union stalking loophole could soon close

Pennsylvania lawmakers are on the brink of closing a legal loophole that exempts parties to an organized labor dispute from charges of stalking, harassment and threatening to use a weapon of mass destruction.

December 20, 2015

Alaska's transportation department moving away from 'bridge to nowhere'

Alaska's so-called bridge to nowhere, derided by critics as an example of congressional earmarks run amok, appears dead.

December 20, 2015

Texas investigators subpoena Planned Parenthood clinics

Texas health investigators visited Planned Parenthood facilities in four cities Thursday, serving subpoenas seeking hundreds of pages of patient and staff records, as well as records related to fetal tissue donations.