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December 20, 2015

California's health insurance exchange awards $184 million in no-bid contracts

Covered California's no-bid contracts were for a variety of services, ranging from public relations to paying for ergonomic adjustments to work stations, according to an Associated Press review of contracting records obtained through the state Public Records Act.

December 20, 2015

Drive for Uber, go to jail in one Alabama city

Tuscaloosa residents who offer rides to others through the ridesharing service Uber soon could find themselves in handcuffs.

December 20, 2015

Teachers reprimanded for speaking out against Common Core

Louisiana Republican Gov. Bobby Jindal blasted reports Tuesday that teachers are being reprimanded for speaking out against Common Core standards on social media.

December 20, 2015

Federal appeals court upholds Wisconsin voter ID law

State elections officials are preparing for the photo ID law to be in effect for the Nov. 4 election, even as opponents continue their legal fight. 

December 20, 2015

Colorado welfare recipients withdraw money in Hawaii, St. Thomas, Vegas

Taxpayers are apparently buying welfare recipients booze and cigarettes for the road — at times a very exotic road.

December 20, 2015

Conservatives targeted by Wisconsin probe, raids speak out

The fact that Milwaukee District Attorney John Chisholm is a Democrat and the targets of the simultaneous paramilitary-style raids were all conservatives has generated controversy over the past year.

December 20, 2015

Supreme Court asked to block Wisconsin voter Iaw

Opponents of Wisconsin's voter identification law are asking the Supreme Court to keep officials from enforcing it in the November election.

December 20, 2015

Hawaii will go bust by 2016, Senate minority leader says

Hawaii Senate Minority Leader Sam Slom is warning fellow lawmakers he has serious concerns about the state’s economic future.

December 20, 2015

Oregon pols battle over when to pull plug on costly ObamaCare website

Oregon is in the process of pulling the plug on the site and switching over to the federal exchange and HealthCare.gov -- but the question is, how quickly they can do it.

December 20, 2015

NRA outgunned? Gun control backers put millions behind background check measure

When it comes to campaign spending on the right to bear arms, the National Rifle Association is almost never outgunned. But in Washington state, where voters will soon decide on one of the most restrictive background check laws in the country, the NRA is up against some of the deepest pockets in the world.