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May 2, 2016

New Orleans bans smoking pretty much everywhere

New Orleans passed a far-reaching smoking ban on Thursday that prohibits lighting up in bars, casinos, private clubs—even in the car while waiting in line at a drive-thru.

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.

May 2, 2016

Driver’s licenses a magnet for immigration fraud in Vermont

As California battles a flood of immigrants seeking driver’s licenses after enactment of Assembly Bill 60, Vermont’s Department of Motor Vehicles has found issuing driver’s privileges to illegals can be a magnet for benefits fraud.

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.

May 2, 2016

Smoking in bars could become the Big Easy’s biggest sin

The French Quarter is synonymous with partying, with drinking in the street and exposing certain body parts, with listening to great music in a dive bar — a beer in one hand and a cigarette in another.

May 2, 2016

Want to be a state lawmaker? Take a drug test, rep says

Pennsylvania lawmakers took their oath of office Tuesday, solemnly promising to uphold the U.S. and Pennsylvania constitutions.

May 2, 2016

Oklahoma bill would bar those with DUI conviction from buying alcohol

A new proposal in Oklahoma would bar drunk drivers from buying or consuming alcohol -- and already is raising concerns over how it would be enforced.

April 28, 2016

South Carolina lawmaker proposes 24-hour waiting period for men seeking Viagra

A South Carolina lawmaker is proposing that men who want to get Viagra or other drugs to help them have sex wait for 24 hours and get a sworn statement from their sexual partners detailing their problems.

April 28, 2016

Pennsylvania Gov. Wolf bars LGBT discrimination in contracts

Pennsylvania's governor on Thursday barred state contractors and grant recipients from discriminating based on sexual orientation or gender identity as he awaits action on stalled legislation that would ban such bias in employment, housing and public services.

April 28, 2016

Tennessee lawmakers vote to make Bible official state book

Having already made a .50-caliber