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May 2, 2016

Hundreds of confessions, interviews lost in Milwaukee PD video malfunction

Hundreds, maybe thousands, of Milwaukee criminal cases could be compromised due to a malfunction in January of a contracted video system used for capturing interviews and confessions of suspects, multiple sources tell Wisconsin Watchdog.

May 2, 2016

Aide to California AG, 2 others accused of running 'masonic' police force

An aide to California Attorney General Kamala Harris has been arrested along with two others for allegedly operating an illegitimate "police department" that traces its origins to the Knights Templar.

May 2, 2016

‘Green Tea Coalition’: Strange bedfellows fight for solar power in Sunshine State

In the science fiction series "Star Trek," if matter and anti-matter ever came together, there would be a huge explosion and the universe would cease to exist. In Florida, a diverse coalition of groups will put that theory to the test, all in the name of expanding the use of solar power.

May 2, 2016

North Dakota may lose $5.5 billion in revenue as oil plunges

North Dakota lawmakers are now expecting billions less in tax revenue during the next two and a half years. Blame falling oil prices.

May 2, 2016

DC issues first gun-carry permits

The District of Columbia has issued its first concealed handgun carry permits. As of January 26, there are eight civilians who can legally carry a firearm in the nation's capital. Currently, more permit applicants have been denied than approved.

May 2, 2016

Walker calls for steep cuts to Wisconsin university system

Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker is calling for steep cuts to the University of Wisconsin System, while offering the network more freedom in exchange, in a controversial plan his office says is meant to provide more financial certainty.

May 2, 2016

America's first offshore wind project dealt major setback after utilities bolt

An ambitious and controversial push to erect America's first offshore wind farm has been dealt what some call a potentially "fatal" blow after two utility companies pulled out of commitments to buy energy from the lagging operation.

May 2, 2016

South Carolina governor battles union play for Boeing plant

South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley is firing back at efforts to unionize 7,500 workers at Boeing Corp.’s airline plant in Charleston.

May 2, 2016

Washington state attorney general calls for raising smoking age to 21

Washington state Attorney General Bob Ferguson is pushing a proposal that would make his state the first in the country to raise the legal smoking age to 21.

May 2, 2016

Driver’s licenses a magnet for immigration fraud in Vermont

As California battles a flood of immigrants seeking driver’s licenses after enactment of Assembly Bill 60, Vermont’s Department of Motor Vehicles has found issuing driver’s privileges to illegals can be a magnet for benefits fraud.