December 20, 2015 White House vows faster deportation of illegal immigrants, will open new detention center The Obama administration has announced that it will work to process and deport illegal immigrants quicker, and that a new detention center for families crossing the border is to be opened.
December 20, 2015 Right on cue: Document dump fuels anti-Walker donation drive Not long after news broke of a court-ordered records release related to the politically charged John Doe investigation, wouldn’t you know it: The Democratic Party of Wisconsin had its hand out looking for campaign contributions.
December 20, 2015 Wisconsin Dems take their anti-conservative John Doe probe to the media Smacked by two judges in their legal effort to take down Gov. Scott Walker, prosecutors in Wisconsin’s secret John Doe investigation have taken their case to the friendlier court of mainstream media.
December 20, 2015 New Illinois law banning police ticket quotas prompts similar bill in New Jersey Days after Illinois’ governor signed into law a bill banning police ticket quotas, a similar move was afoot in New Jersey to halt turning police officers into “revenue-generating machines.”
December 20, 2015 Colorado governor tries to apologize for gun control measures, blames staff, then curses Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper’s awkward attempt to patch things up with his state’s sheriffs over his support of controversial gun control legislation isn’t going as planned.
December 20, 2015 Federal judge issues split ruling on Utah immigration law A federal judge has issued a split ruling on Utah's controversial immigration law, upholding one key measure but striking down several others.
December 20, 2015 Prairie chicken killing jobs in western Kansas These days, when Kyle Randa scouts a new location for an oil well, his schedule is a little different.
December 20, 2015 Bus cameras aim to protect children, but at what cost? Better look both ways before crossing a school bus and its school district.
December 20, 2015 Sen. McCain pushes plan to manage Grand Canyon bison Arizona Sen. John McCain is pushing an amendment in Congress that would allow anyone who kills bison at the Grand Canyon to keep the meat.
December 20, 2015 Hundreds to march over Brooklyn Bridge to call for tougher gun control laws The marchers will include relatives of some of those slain in the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting.