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December 20, 2015

MoveOn.org doubles Vermont’s anti-GMO legal defense fund

A legal defense fund created to defend Vermont’s anti-GMO labeling law got a boost this week after liberal advocacy group MoveOn.org made a massive deposit, more than doubling the fund’s account balance.

December 20, 2015

Open for business: Legal marijuana sales underway in Washington

Washington state’s marijuana industry is now open for business.

December 20, 2015

Legal marijuana goes on sale in Washington

Washington became the second state Tuesday to allow people to buy marijuana legally in the U.S. without a doctor's note.

December 20, 2015

Vermont’s Leahy pushes transparency as Shumlin protects single-payer secrets

Vermont’s senior U.S. senator wants more transparency in government. Unfortunately, Vermont’s governor insists on less.

December 20, 2015

Permanent Internet tax ban moves forward in the House

The tension between federal and state powers over a permanent ban on Internet access taxes took the spotlight on Wednesday during House Judiciary Committee debate.

December 20, 2015

Chinese firm reportedly cost California taxpayers millions extra for spotty bridge work

California officials may be coming to regret going with the lowest bidder for repairs on the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge, as reports show the Chinese company hired by the state produced spotty work that cost millions more to fix.

December 20, 2015

GOP senators blast FCC chief over states’ rights comments

A group of Republican senators have a message for the chairman of the Federal Communications Commission: Back off.

December 20, 2015

Oregon won't defend gay-marriage ban in lawsuit

Oregon's attorney general will not defend the state's ban on gay marriage, arguing it cannot withstand a federal constitutional challenge.

December 20, 2015

Couple sues Kentucky to issue same-sex marriage license

A Kentucky couple sued the state Friday, seeking to force it to issue same-sex marriage licenses after a federal judge ruled earlier this week that unions performed legally in other places must be recognized by the Bluegrass State.

December 20, 2015

Federal judge declares Virginia's ban on same-sex marriage unconstitutional

U.S. District Judge Arenda L. Wright Allen's decision Thursday makes Virginia the second state in the South to have a ban on gay marriages overturned.