Ó£ÌÒÊÓƵ

December 20, 2015

Prosecutor: No conclusion on Gov. Walker's activity

The attorney for the special prosecutor investigating Gov. Scott Walker's campaign and conservative groups says no conclusions have been made about whether there's enough evidence to charge him or anyone with a crime.

December 20, 2015

Feds spent $4.8 billion on ObamaCare exchanges so far

The federal government has spent nearly $5 billion to establish federal and state exchanges for ObamaCare, according to a report by the Congressional Research Service (CRS).

December 20, 2015

Pennsylvania considers performance-based layoffs for teachers

Pennsylvania lawmakers are considering a bill that would allow school administrators to base layoff decisions in part on teachers’ performance, as measured by the state’s new evaluation system.

December 20, 2015

EPA deals with a stinky situation in Denver

Internal emails from a regional Environmental Protection Agency’s Region 8 office show that management has had to remind its employees –in writing- not to defecate in the hallway. Really.  

December 20, 2015

Chicago City Council passes strict gun store law

The Chicago City Council has approved an ordinance that dramatically limits where gun stores can operate and requires them to videotape every purchase to prevent one person from buying a gun for another.

December 20, 2015

Administration reportedly loosens 40-year-old ban on oil exports

The Commerce Department reportedly has given two energy companies permission to ship a type of unrefined ultralight oil to foreign buyers, loosening a nearly 40-year-old ban on oil exports.

December 20, 2015

City slogans: If you brand it, will they come?

If you brand it, will they come?

December 20, 2015

New England mayors call for refugee resettlement freeze

The mayor of Springfield, Massachusetts has asked the federal government to issue a moratorium on sending refugees to the area, claiming that newly arrived families create a strain on city resources and the school system and do not receive sufficient aid from resettlement agencies. 

December 20, 2015

Border Patrol scraps plan to fly illegal immigrants to California from Texas

The Border Patrol shelved plans to fly nearly 300 Central American illegal immigrants to California from Texas late Sunday.

December 20, 2015

Border Patrol to fly hundreds of illegal immigrants from Texas to California

The Border Patrol will fly nearly 300 Central American migrants from south Texas to California for processing, an official said Saturday, as the government seeks to ease the workload on agents at the nation's busiest corridor for illegal crossings.