April 28, 2016 Lawmakers strike political compromise to fix Florida’s death penalty law In an effort to keep the state’s death penalty from a barrage of legal attacks after a Supreme Court decision halted executions, Florida lawmakers have reached a compromise that would allow the Sunshine State to continue executions.
April 28, 2016 Kentucky Senate approves bill creating separate marriage license forms Kentucky's state Senate approved a bill Thursday that creates different marriage license forms for gay and straight couples, with one Republican senator saying any form that does not include the words "bride" and "groom" is disrespectful to traditional families.
April 28, 2016 $100 fine for smoking in car carrying kid proposed in Virginia legislature Drivers caught smoking in cars carrying children 7-years-old or younger could soon get slapped with a $100 fine in Virginia if they’re pulled over by authorities.
April 28, 2016 IRS resolves computer problems after outage The IRS says it has resolved a computer system outage and is again accepting electronically filed tax returns
April 28, 2016 EPA, state officials point fingers over who's to blame for Flint water crisis Michigan and federal officials traded charges Wednesday over who is to blame for the water crisis in Flint, Mich., at a heated House hearing where government agencies at all levels were accused of ignoring the city's plight.
April 28, 2016 Flare-Out? Mega-solar company slashing jobs despite gov't benefits The solar industry seemed to be looking at a bright future in 2016 as Congress renewed an endangered tax break for another five years. Yet, in a troubling sign for a business continuously infused with such government benefits, America’s largest solar contractor may be facing its worst year on record.
April 28, 2016 Planned Parenthood files federal lawsuit over undercover videos Planned Parenthood filed a federal court lawsuit Thursday alleging extensive criminal misconduct by the anti-abortion activists who produced undercover videos targeting the handling of fetal tissue at some Planned Parenthood clinics.
April 28, 2016 Health insurance premiums fell in exactly one state in 2015 An analysis by Freedom Partners shows Mississippi was the only state to see a drop in health insurance premiums on the individual marketplace in 2015.
April 28, 2016 Hillary Clinton comes out against deportation raids in break with Obama Democratic presidential front-runner Hillary Clinton joined her rivals Monday in opposing the Obama administration's deportation raids targeting Central American immigrants who entered the U.S. illegally and ignored deportation orders.
April 28, 2016 Gov. Bevin warms up to ObamaCare in Kentucky Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin warmed to the Medicaid expansion in the 2010 health care overhaul quickly after taking office last month.