Boy Scouts propose to lift gay ban for youth
Searching for compromise on a divisive issue, the Boy Scouts of America is proposing to partially lift its long-standing exclusion of gays — allowing ...
Montana gov. to sign bill decriminalizing gay sex
Montana Gov. Steve Bullock will sign into law a bill that decriminalizes gay sex, 16 years after the state supreme court ruled the law ...
Arkansas approves Medicaid expansion alternative
Arkansas' plan to use federal money to buy private insurance for low-income residents won final approval from state lawmakers Wednesday, endorsing a ...
Newtown families disappointed by Senate vote
Emotionally drained and weary family members of the Newtown shooting victims, thrust into a new role as gun control lobbyists, said they're ...
Group says major companies involved in tax scheme
A Chicago-area transportation agency on Wednesday alleged that some of the nation's largest and best known companies including AT&T, Sears Holdings ...
North Dakota governor signs 'fetal pain' measure
Republican Gov. Jack Dalrymple signed into law a measure that outlaws abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy based on the disputed premise that at that ...
Groups sue to block Arkansas' 12-week abortion ban
Abortion rights advocates filed a lawsuit Tuesday that seeks to overturn the more restrictive of Arkansas' two new abortion laws, saying the near-ban ...
Calif. bill aimed at Scouts' gay ban passes hurdle
A bill aimed at pressuring the Boy Scouts of America to lift its ban on gay members by making the organization ineligible for nonprofit tax breaks ...
Calif. tax bill seeks to punish Scouts for gay ban
California lawmakers are considering taking some tax exemptions away from youth groups that do not accept gay, transgender or atheist members — a move ...
Ex-Ill. lawmaker elected to succeed Jackson Jr.
Former Illinois state Rep. Robin Kelly, whose campaign received a $2 million boost from New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, easily captured ...
Maryland lawmakers pass medical marijuana bill
The Maryland General Assembly on Monday approved a measure allowing medical marijuana programs at research centers that choose to participate.
Rutgers reviewing all sports practice videos
Rutgers officials are scrutinizing practice videos of all sports to see if any coach engaged in behavior like the type that cost men's basketball ...
Nevada bill would expand sports gambling in state
Private investment groups could place sports wagers on behalf of investors under a proposed law in Nevada that would allow the state to reap millions ...
'At fertilization' declaration gives some pause
A phrase declaring that life begins "at fertilization" tucked into new abortion legislation in Kansas is creating concern among abortion rights ...
Sweeping anti-abortion bill goes to Kansas gov.
Kansas legislators gave final passage to a sweeping anti-abortion measure Friday night, sending Gov. Sam Brownback a bill that declares life begins ...
School faces new questions in Colorado massacre
New questions confronted the University of Colorado, Denver on Friday amid disclosures that a psychiatrist who treated theater shooting suspect James ...
Ala. lawmakers vote to pardon the Scottsboro Boys
The legacy of the "Scottsboro Boys" is secure: The nine black teens were wrongly convicted more than 80 years ago in one of America's most infamous ...
Holmes psychiatrist warned of threat before attack
A psychiatrist who treated James Holmes told campus police a month before the Colorado theater attack that Holmes had homicidal thoughts and was a ...
Colorado Democrat quickly backs off gun bill
A Colorado Democrat who wanted to prevent individuals suspected of posing a threat from possessing a gun quickly backed off that plan after details ...
Conn. gun law seen as model for Congress, states
Gov. Dannel P. Malloy signed into law sweeping new restrictions on weapons and large capacity ammunition magazines Thursday in response to the Sandy ...
Advocates call for reforms after NY scandal
The latest in a long string of New York political scandals shows the ongoing need to remove money from Albany politics, advocates for campaign finance ...
Conn. lawmakers pass wide-ranging gun control law
Connecticut lawmakers gave final approval early Thursday to a wide-ranging bill that includes sweeping new restrictions on weapons and large capacity ...
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