December 20, 2015 Ariz. Senate OKs bill boosting service refusal based on religion The Arizona Senate on Wednesday passed a bill backed by Republicans that expands the rights of people to assert their religious beliefs in refusing service to gays and others, a measure Democrats say will open the doors for discrimination and hurt the state economy.
December 20, 2015 Kansas bill would allow spanking that leaves marks, redness A Kansas lawmaker is proposing a bill that would allow teachers, caregivers and parents to spank children hard enough to leave marks.
December 20, 2015 Wisconsin union group shows hypocrisy with SEIU-influenced living wage bill State Rep. Chris Kapenga, R-Delafield's bill AB 750 would negate certain local living wage ordinances.Â
December 20, 2015 Arizona lawmakers advance $30M 'virtual fence' proposal for US-Mexico border The plan would place high-technology radar and video sensors on 300 towers along 350 miles of the border to monitor human and drug-smuggling activity.Â
December 20, 2015 Fathers sue Utah over law allowing mothers to secretly give up babies for adoption A dozen men are suing the state of Utah in federal court because of a law that allows mothers to put their babies up for adoption without the biological father's consent, or sometimes even knowledge. The civil rights lawsuit claims the Utah Adoption Act has resulted in what amounts to "legalized fraud and kidnapping."
December 20, 2015 GOP challengers see opportunity in California water crisis Two Republican challengers to incumbent California Gov. Jerry Brown say that the state's government failed to properly prepare for what they call a forseeable drought crisis.Â
December 20, 2015 Florida's Crist takes heat for more flip flops in Dem run for governor Florida gubernatorial candidate Charlie Crist is taking heat for his call to lift the U.S. trade embargo on Cuba -- the latest episode in which Democrats and Republicans have attacked him for flip-flopping on everything from policy to his choice of political party.
December 20, 2015 States, colleges step up efforts to end sex assaults on campus amid pressure from Obama States and colleges are trying to learn more about the extent of sexual assaults on campuses, following a renewed White House call to end such violence that argues one in five women have been victims of attacks.
December 20, 2015 Pro-fracking group sues New York Gov. Cuomo A group of pro-gas drilling landowners from upstate New York filed a lawsuit Friday against Gov. Andrew Cuomo, seeking to compel the state to complete its review of high-volume hydraulic fracturing.
December 20, 2015 Utah proposal would put Breathalyzer-type devices in bars Bargoers weighing whether they're sober enough to take the wheel could soon have a tool to help make that decision.