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December 20, 2015

GOP presidential hopeful Scott Walker signs abortion ban bill

Republican Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker, one week after launching his bid for the 2016 presidential nomination, signed a bill Monday that outlaws non-emergency abortions at or beyond 20 weeks of pregnancy.

December 20, 2015

Colorado court rules workers can be fired for using marijuana off duty

Pot may be legal in Colorado, but you can still be fired for using it.

December 20, 2015

North Carolina passes law letting officials opt out of performing same-sex marriages

Under a law that took effect Thursday in North Carolina, employees who issue marriage licenses can refuse to complete paperwork for gay couples by invoking their religious beliefs — a move that could mean longer waits at courthouses for all those who want to wed, especially in rural counties with small staffs.

December 20, 2015

Kansas to cap welfare ATM withdrawals at $25 per day

Kansas is bleeding money. Lawmakers in the Sunflower State have been scrambling for years to make up a $400 million revenue gap following a 2012 income tax cut that left deep holes in the state budget.

December 20, 2015

North Carolina lawmakers approve 72-hour abortion waiting period

North Carolina lawmakers passed a bill on Wednesday that would make the state one of several with 72-hour waiting periods for an abortion, sending the bill to the Republican governor who plans to sign it.

December 20, 2015

Arizona Dems push for debt-free college

Two Arizona Democrats are pitching a plan that would ensure debt-free college -- though the likelihood of passing such legislation remains slim.

December 20, 2015

Indiana lawmakers pass bill allowing needle-exchange programs to combat HIV outbreak

Lawmakers looking to prevent a repeat of an HIV outbreak that has rocked a southern Indiana county sent Republican Gov. Mike Pence a measure Wednesday that would allow communities to implement needle-exchange programs if they can prove they're in the midst of an epidemic tied to intravenous drug use.

December 20, 2015

Hawaii poised to become first state to raise smoking age to 21

A bill that would make Hawaii the first state to raise the legal smoking age to 21 cleared the Legislature on Friday and is headed to the governor.

December 20, 2015

Oklahoma Legislature, like Congress, takes aim at taxpayer-funded wind energy credits

Just outside the small farming community of Tuttle, Oklahoma, the 262-foot-tall wind turbines that dot the horizon are welcome additions -- providing millions of dollars in additional income to farmers and landowners.

December 20, 2015

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. apologizes for 'holocaust' remark in speech against California vaccine law

Robert Kennedy Jr. on Monday apologized for describing the number of children injured by vaccines as "a holocaust" during a film screening last week.