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Hawaii May 2, 2016

Hawaii鈥檚 $205M ObamaCare system on life support, critics fear 鈥榗omplete waste鈥�

Federal taxpayers dumped more than $205 million into Hawaii's ObamaCare insurance exchange, but after a steady downward spiral the once-highly praised Hawaii Health Connector is on life support.

Federal Relations May 2, 2016

Bid to force ObamaCare expansion on states backfires, triggers lawsuit

Trying to force an ObamaCare expansion onto Florida by cutting funding for an existing Medicaid program has backfired on President Obama.

Cities May 2, 2016

NYC in talks to keep Times Square billboards after federal law called for lights out

Times Square -- the "crossroads of the world" -- is beautiful just as it is, thank you.聽That's New York City's official response following reports that the city was facing pressure under a federal law to remove its iconic oversized billboards from the site, perhaps best known as the backdrop to the country's New Year's Eve celebrations.聽

Health care May 2, 2016

States wasting millions by keeping ineligible recipients on ObamaCare鈥檚 Medicaid rolls, critics say

States are wasting millions of taxpayer dollars under ObamaCare's massive Medicaid expansion by failing to regularly check the eligibility of program recipients, critics charge.

Federal Relations May 2, 2016

Holder announces changes to asset forfeiture program

Attorney General Eric Holder is curbing the federal government's role in a civil asset forfeiture program involving local and state law enforcement agencies.

Washington May 2, 2016

Washington state attorney general calls for raising smoking age to 21

Washington state Attorney General Bob Ferguson is pushing a proposal that would make his state the first in the country to raise the legal smoking age to 21.

Legislation May 2, 2016

Colorado lawmakers look to ban asset seizures without convictions

A freshman Colorado state senator wants to stop police from seizing assets unless the owner is convicted of a crime.

Louisiana May 2, 2016

Louisiana residents fear EPA鈥檚 plan to burn explosives near their land

The Environmental Protection Agency has a plan in Louisiana's rural Webster Parish to burn 15 million pounds of propellant explosives, originally designed for military use, into the northern Louisiana atmosphere.

Idaho May 2, 2016

Idaho plans to fine feds for not shipping nuclear waste

Idaho plans to fine the federal government $3,600 a day for missing a deadline to remove 900,000 gallons of liquid nuclear waste from tanks at a southeast Idaho nuclear facility, state officials said.

Federal Relations April 28, 2016

States' rights advocates eye convention to bypass Congress, amend Constitution

What if a supermajority of states could override a federal law or Supreme Court ruling? That鈥檚 just one idea being proposed by advocates of a 鈥渃onvention of states鈥� to amend the U.S. Constitution.

Federal Relations April 28, 2016

Watchdog says IG dropped ball on VA probe, tried to 'discredit' whistleblowers

A top government watchdog on Thursday accused the central agency tasked with holding Veterans Affairs accountable of dropping the ball -- by failing to properly investigate whistleblower claims of secret wait lists at Shreveport, La., and Chicago hospitals where thousands of veterans languished up to 15 months without care.