December 20, 2015 California lawmakers advance bill banning imitation firearms BB guns and pellet guns would have to look clearly different from those that fire bullets to be sold in California under a bill approved Tuesday by the state Senate in response to several recent shooting tragedies involving children.
December 20, 2015 Missouri Senate panel approves bill that aims to nullify federal gun laws The Senate General Laws Committee voted 5-1 to adopt the bill that would allow federal agents to be prosecuted for enforcing gun control laws considered "infringements on the right to keep and bear arms."Â
December 20, 2015 Indiana House approves constitutional amendment to ban gay marriages The proposed ban, which cleared the chamber on 57-40 vote, now heads to the Indiana Senate, where members of the Senate Judiciary Committee are set to take up the issue.
December 20, 2015 'Zion curtain' to fall? Utah bill would scale back state's strict liquor rules Utah's so-called Zion curtain would be torn down and customers wouldn't have to order food to get a drink if one lawmaker has his way in loosening the state's famously strict liquor laws.
December 20, 2015 Iowa bill lets active-duty military members buy guns without permit An Iowa legislative panel unanimously approved a measure Monday that would let active duty members of the military buy handguns without going through the usual permit process.
December 20, 2015 Colorado media shield bill inspired by FoxNews.com reporter fails in 2-3 vote A bill that would increase legal protections for reporters and their sources failed Monday to get enough votes to advance in the Colorado senate. The bill, introduced by freshman Colorado Springs Republican Sen. Bernie Herpin, and inspired by FoxNews.com reporter Jana Winter, would have changed the criteria in Colorado to make it tougher to subpoena a reporter, thereby eliminating the choice of revealing confidential sources or going to jail.
December 20, 2015 Florida high court OKs medical marijuana for ballot A proposed constitutional amendment to allow the medical use of marijuana will go before Florida voters in November after the state Supreme Court narrowly approved the ballot language Monday.
December 20, 2015 Pro-life activists march in San Francisco Many thousands of anti-abortion protesters from across California marched through downtown San Francisco on Saturday, calling for restrictions on a medical procedure that was legalized more than 40 years ago.
December 20, 2015 California high court asked to take up high-speed rail Gov. Jerry Brown's administration on Friday petitioned the California Supreme Court to overturn two lower-court rulings that have stalled progress on the state's high-speed rail project, one of the nation's most expensive public works projects.
December 20, 2015 California bill would ban plastic grocery bags statewide Key California legislators have reached an agreement that could lead to a statewide ban on carry-out plastic bags at supermarkets, liquor stores and pharmacies by 2016, officials said Thursday.