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May 2, 2016

Top California official pushes ammo background checks

Gun control advocates are launching a new regulatory push in California to impose first-in-the-nation instant background checks for ammunition sales, a move that comes as gun violence surfaces as a lightning rod issue in the 2016 presidential race.

May 2, 2016

Clinton unveils plan for tighter gun control including executive action, expanded background checks

Democratic presidential front-runner Hillary Clinton on Monday proposed tighter gun-control measures including expanded background checks and suggested that if elected she would use executive powers to achieve her goals.

May 2, 2016

Federal safety oversight recommended for DC subway system

Federal investigators are recommending that the federal government assume oversight of Washington's subway system, an unprecedented step for an urban mass transit system. 

May 2, 2016

Wisconsin church's prayer garden plans halted by obscure state law

The small prayer garden at Advent Lutheran Church in downtown Cedarburg, supposedly a peaceful place, is disturbed by a controversy that may change state law.

May 2, 2016

States move to ban aborted fetal tissue from medical research

Aggressive state efforts to ban the use of fetal tissue in research are alarming some scientists who say such measures will set back efforts to cure the world’s deadliest diseases, including cancer, diabetes and Alzheimer’s.

May 2, 2016

Arizona city council considers proposal to only allow Christian prayer at meetings

An Arizona city council is considering a proposal that would allow only Christian prayers to be said its meetings.

May 2, 2016

Colo. lawmakers take per diem on weekends, holidays

Colorado lawmakers are taking per diem on weekends and holidays — days mileage reimbursements often show they’re at home — and the practice is costing taxpayers as much as $400,000 a year, Watchdog.org found.

May 2, 2016

ACLU objects to Nebraska school district asking teachers to sign pro-America pledge

A Nebraska school district is facing complaints from the American Civil Liberties Union for following a state law requiring teachers to sign a pro-America pledge.

May 2, 2016

Vermont Health Connect spending eerily similar to shut down exchanges

Vermont’s spending on its state-run health exchange is at levels hit by Oregon and Hawaii before those states shut down operations and moved to the federally run Healthcare.gov.

May 2, 2016

Kentucky clerk's office refuses to issue gay marriage license despite court order

A Kentucky county clerk's office turned down a gay couple’s request to get a marriage license based on the clerk's deeply held Christian beliefs, despite a federal judge’s order to issue the licenses.