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Federal Relations April 11, 2017

Feds halt reports singling out local police over immigration enforcement

A widely criticized weekly report publicized by President Donald Trump's administration to showcase local police seen as uncooperative with immigration enforcement was suspended Tuesday after the administration acknowledged the report contained flawed data.

Federal Courts April 10, 2017

Federal judge again rules Texas voter ID law is discriminatory

Dealing Texas another rebuke over voting rights, a judge Monday again ruled that Republican lawmakers purposefully designed a strict voter ID law to disadvantage minorities and effectively dampen their growing electoral power.

Issues March 28, 2017

Dem AGs vow to fight for Obama global warming plan after Trump energy order

New York State's Democratic attorney general vowed Tuesday that he would "oppose any effort" to roll back former President Barack Obama's Clean Power Plan after President Trump signed an executive order to suspend, rescind or flag for review more than a half-dozen measures in an effort to boost energy production from fossil fuels.

Issues March 20, 2017

DHS names local jails that won't hold illegal immigrants

The Trump administration is naming some names in its efforts to shame local jails that don't cooperate with immigration authorities.

Federal Courts March 7, 2017

Justice Department wants appeal of Trump's old travel ban tossed

The U.S. Justice Department wants to dismiss its appeal of a federal judge's ruling that temporarily blocked President Donald Trump's initial travel ban.

Federal Relations March 7, 2017

The GOP governor who will be a thorn in Trump's side (it's not Kasich)

President Trump seems to have mended fences with most Republican governors, even hosting a cordial meeting last month with ‘never Trumper’ John Kasich of Ohio. But one GOP governor from the land of Bernie Sanders is emerging as the exception – threatening to cause turbulence for the president from the same side of the aisle.

Health care January 12, 2017

Ballot measure would ask Colorado to scrap ObamaCare for single-payer-style plan

Colorado voters could be asked to weigh in on a far-reaching, first-in-the-nation plan to scrap ObamaCare and replace it with a single-payer-style health care system.

States Rights January 12, 2017

Volunteer watchdog group dispatches to western states to monitor 'Jade Helm'

A controversial U.S. military training exercise known as “Operation Jade Helm’ rolls out this week across several southwestern states -- but a group of wary citizen watchdogs will be keeping an eye on them.

States Rights January 12, 2017

Feds to Alaskans: No road for humans, lots of land for animals

In one of Alaska's most remote outposts, where a thousand hardy souls make their homes, the Obama administration has put the fate of birds and bears above the lives of people, blocking construction of an 11-mile gravel trail connecting a tiny fishing hamlet to a life-saving airport. 

Health care January 12, 2017

States roll out trippy ObamaCare ads to lure the uninsured

Oregon is in the running to win the prize for the weirdest commercial hyping ObamaCare. The state recently rolled out a 30-second Yellow Submarine-meets-acid ad to tout its new healthcare exchange,Cover Oregon.  

Cities January 12, 2017

South Carolina city makes being homeless illegal

South Carolina’s capital city is dishing out some southern discomfort following a controversial decision to criminalize its homeless.