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December 20, 2015

Ohio bill would allow patients to get STD meds for partners

A bill in Ohio seeks to expand access to treatment for certain sexually transmitted diseases by allowing doctors to prescribe medication to their patients' partners without first examining them.

December 20, 2015

Boeing, Boeing, Gone? Wash. pols want payback after company transferred jobs, despite tax break

Boeing has been making airplanes in the Seattle area for 99 years. The marriage seemed set for life in 2013, when the state of Washington gave the company the biggest tax break in U.S. history, $8.7 billion through 2040.

December 20, 2015

Nebraska lawmakers approve bill abolishing death penalty

Nebraska lawmakers gave final approval on Wednesday to a bill abolishing the death penalty with enough votes to override a promised veto from Republican Gov. Pete Ricketts.

December 20, 2015

LA City Council votes for $15 minimum wage

The Los Angeles City Council gave initial approval Tuesday to raising minimum pay in the nation's second-largest city to $15 an hour by 2020, a closely watched step as Americans' wages have stagnated.

December 20, 2015

Kansas lawmakers approve measure legalizing fantasy sports

Fantasy sports would be declared a game of skill in Kansas so they wouldn't be illegal under a measure that won final legislative approval Thursday.

December 20, 2015

Colorado lawmakers approve medical marijuana for students in school

A first-in-the-nation bill that would allow students to have medical marijuana in school is heading to the Colorado governor’s desk after passing the state legislature late Monday night.

December 20, 2015

Oregon lawmakers advance expanded background check bill

An Oregon bill expanding background checks to encompass nearly all gun sales in the state made it through the Legislature on Monday, overcoming obstacles that stymied two previous attempts to pass similar laws.

December 11, 2015

Rev. Jackson: Rahm Emanuel in a hole that's getting deeper

Chicago police shooting controversy

November 30, 2015

California lawmaker seeks measure that would outlaw ‘affluenza’ defense

A Los Angeles Democrat introduced a bill Wednesday that would prohibit lawyers from employing ‘affluenza’ during a trial or sentencing, The Los Angeles Times reported.

November 28, 2015

Colorado replaces 420 mile marker with 419.99 after multiple thefts

Colorado officials are hoping the difference of one-hundredth of a mile will put an end to the theft of the 420 mile marker sign along Interstate 70.