April 28, 2016 Judge rules Seattle trash inspections unconstitutional A controversial Seattle ordinance that allowed city workers to inspect people's trash -- as part of an effort to stop residents from throwing food scraps in the wrong pile -- was ruled unconstitutional on Wednesday.
April 28, 2016 Virginia Democratic lawmakers oppose George Mason renaming law school after Scalia Nearly a dozen Democratic lawmakers said in a letter Tuesday they are against George Mason University renaming its law school after the late Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia.
April 28, 2016 San Francisco approves fully paid leave for new parents San Francisco approved a measure Tuesday making it the first place in the nation to require businesses to provide fully paid leave for new parents.
April 28, 2016 Federal judge overturns Mississippi adoption ban for same-sex couples A federal judge Thursday overturned Mississippi's ban on allowing same-sex couples to adopt children.
April 28, 2016 Missouri Senate Dems blocking religious objections measure Democrats in the Missouri Senate say there is no end in sight for their filibuster over a proposal to add greater religious protections to the state Constitution for some business owners and individuals opposed to gay marriage.
April 28, 2016 State spends $2.7 million a year on membership fees, memo shows Colorado departments and agencies are paying dues, fees, memberships and joining professional associations to the tune of $2.7 million during the 2014-15 fiscal year, a legislative memo obtained by Watchdog.org shows.
April 28, 2016 Utah governor signs bill requiring abortion anesthesia beginning at 20 weeks The governor signed a bill Monday that makes Utah the first state to require doctors to give anesthesia to women having an abortion at 20 weeks of pregnancy or later.
April 28, 2016 North Carolina AG says he won't defend law overriding local anti-discrimination rules North Carolina's attorney general said Tuesday that he won't defend in court a newly enacted state law preventing local governments from passing anti-discrimination rules meant to protect gay, lesbian and transgender people.
April 28, 2016 San Francisco raises legal age to buy tobacco to 21 San Francisco supervisors voted unanimously Tuesday to boost the legal age to buy tobacco products from 18 to 21, despite arguments from opponents that cities and counties cannot trump California law.
April 28, 2016 Report: Justice Dept lawyer mishandled government records An investigative report obtained by The Associated Press says a Justice Department lawyer admitted improperly sending sensitive work information to her personal email account.