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December 20, 2015

California bill requiring college students to give consent before sex becomes law

State lawmakers last month approved SB967 by Sen. Kevin de Leon, D-Los Angeles, as states and universities across the U.S. are under pressure to change how they handle rape allegations.

December 20, 2015

Hawaii latest state to have gun restrictions on legal immigrants overturned

A federal judge has overturned a Hawaii law barring legal immigrants from applying for a firearm permit, the latest in a wave of rulings against similar laws across the country.

December 20, 2015

DC Council expected to allow concealed handguns

A reluctant District of Columbia Council is expected to allow people to carry concealed handguns in the nation's capital for the first time in nearly 40 years.

December 20, 2015

Nev. governor enacts Tesla tax break package

Calling it one of the most important pieces of legislation in Nevada history, Gov. Brian Sandoval signed into law Thursday night an unprecedented package of incentives to seal a deal to bring Tesla Motors' $5 million battery factory to the Silver State.

December 20, 2015

Hawaii lawmakers may ease access to medical marijuana

Hawaii residents will have a chance to voice their opinion on establishing a statewide system to dispense medical marijuana during a public hearing before the Hawaii Medical Marijuana Dispensary Task Force.

December 20, 2015

Missouri battles over amendment granting ‘right to farm’

Americans have a right to bear arms. They have a right to free speech. But a right to farm?

December 20, 2015

Wyoming considers restricting police use of drones

Wyoming lawmakers are considering a bill to ban law enforcement use of drones without a warrant.

December 20, 2015

US appeals court rules gay marriage bans in Wisconsin and Indiana unconstitutional

Thursday's decision by a three-judge panel at the U.S. 7th Circuit Court of Appeals bumps the number of states where gay marriage will be legal from 19 to 21.

December 20, 2015

In Pennsylvania, buying beer out of state makes you a bootlegger

Adam Vickers is a just a regular guy who works for a general contractor and sometimes takes the back way home from work in Maryland. On occasion, he stops at a rural liquor store in Freeland, Md., to pick up some beer on his drive to Stewartstown, not far over the state line in Pennsylvania.

December 20, 2015

US judge blocks enforcement of new Louisiana abortion law

A federal judge has temporarily blocked enforcement of Louisiana's restrictive new abortion law.