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Issues January 12, 2017

Do or Die: Nevada lawmaker describes convincing last Oregon holdout to surrender

When 27-year-old David Fry held a gun to his head and threatened to pull the trigger with 31,000 people listening in on a livestream, Michele Fiore knew she had only a few precious moments to save the situation.

States Rights January 12, 2017

Florida prison system under fire amid allegations of abuse, fatal shower scalding

Florida's state-run prison system is being hammered with allegations that guards abused and even killed inmates -- including one incident where, according to a witness, the skin was scalded off a prisoner's body in a shower -- leaving officials scrambling for answers and human rights groups urging the feds to intervene.

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

NAACP battles Latino groups over push to open public schools for non-English speakers

A push to open two public schools in suburban Washington for immigrants and students struggling with English is pitting black and Hispanic communities – who traditionally have worked in tandem in the area -- against one another.

States Rights January 12, 2017

Lawmakers push to end 'scream rooms' for punishing students

Lawmakers in Washington are calling for legislation that would end the use of padded 'scream rooms' for students – a practice that has been called barbaric and abusive yet is still being used in several states in both public and private schools.

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. 

States Rights January 12, 2017

Texas refuses to give back lethal drugs, proceeds with execution

A Texas man convicted of killing his parents proceeded as planned Wednesday night despite a growing controversy over the drug being used to carry out the punishment.

States Rights January 12, 2017

Denver backs off plan to curb pot smoking ahead of legalization launch

Denver officials have backed off a controversial proposal that would have banned smoking marijuana on private property if it was in public view.

Elections Disputes January 12, 2017

Wisconsin teachers union decertified in latest blow to labor under Walker law

Teachers from one of Wisconsin’s largest unions have jumped ship -- voting overwhelmingly to abandon the group in the latest in a string of setbacks for the struggling labor movement following Gov. Scott Walker’s union overhaul two years ago.

States Rights January 12, 2017

Gun-rights group persuading dozens of towns to repeal firearms regs in legal blitz

A Washington state-based gun rights group is steadily persuading cities and towns across the country to repeal local firearms regulations and give that power back to the states.

States Rights January 12, 2017

NY fracking ban poised to take effect, critics say state giving up thousands of jobs

New York state's controversial fracking ban is poised to take effect in the coming days, amid criticism from pro-drilling advocates that the state is giving up tens of thousands of jobs.