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December 20, 2015

Lawsuit challenges North Dakota gay marriage ban

Seven couples filed a federal lawsuit Friday challenging the constitutional prohibition on same-sex marriage in North Dakota, making it the last state in the country with a ban to be sued by gay couples seeking the right to wed in their home state. A federal judge also struck down Wisconsin's ban, ruling it was unconstitutional.

December 20, 2015

Colorado the new ‘black market’? Pot legalization causing headaches for surrounding states

States are fighting a new kind of border battle against marijuana trafficking. The weed used to come from Mexico -- now, it's coming from Colorado.

December 20, 2015

Texas school district probed over use of visa program in teacher hiring

The federal government is investigating a Texas school district for allegedly exploiting a visa program allowing for the firing of foreign teachers.

December 20, 2015

NRA official disavows criticism of 'open carry' demonstrations

The National Rifle Association has rolled back an earlier statement criticizing "open carry" rallies in Texas in which gun rights advocates have brought military-style assault rifles into public places.

December 20, 2015

NRA says Open Carry Texas demonstrations 'downright scary'

The National Rifle Association has issued a strongly-worded criticism of a fellow gun rights group, calling its practice of so-called "open carry" demonstrations "downright scary."

December 20, 2015

Oklahoma governor must decide Common Core’s fate this week

Gov. Mary Fallin faces a Saturday deadline to decide what to do with bills passed in the closing days of the 2014 legislative session. The most weighty matter still on her desk is the fate of the Common Core education standards.

December 20, 2015

AFSCME wanted Minnesota union workers fired for not paying dues

The complaint alleged that on six occasions from mid-March to mid-July 2013 AFSCME asked HDC to “terminate a number of newer unit employees for non-payment of dues or service fees."

December 20, 2015

NJ town releases dispatch tapes from bridge traffic jams

Fort Lee released hours of dispatch tapes Friday from the week in September when traffic jams ostensibly orchestrated for political purposes clogged streets and trapped motorists in their cars for hours.

December 20, 2015

Obamacare overwhelming Illinois’ bloated Medicaid system

Under Obamacare, Medicaid expansion was supposed to add no more than 500,000 people to the rolls in Illinois over the next couple of years. Medicaid managers now say they will see almost that many by year's end. 

December 20, 2015

Troubled state-run websites get health law fix

States that have experienced technical problems running their own health care enrollment websites are getting some help from the Obama administration.