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States Rights December 20, 2015

Jeb Bush joins Gov. Jindal in demanding feds drop lawsuit against Louisiana over school vouchers

Jindal, a Republican considering a 2016 presidential bid, said Obama and Holder are denying students in his state the same opportunities their own children enjoy.

States Rights December 20, 2015

Maryland counties join movement to secede from largely Democrat-run state

A group of Western Maryland residents frustrated with its state’s liberal government is joining a recent movement across the country of regions trying to secede.

States Rights December 20, 2015

Missouri measure nullifying federal gun laws fails in state Senate

An effort by Missouri legislators to expand gun rights and make federal gun regulations unenforceable failed by one vote in the state Senate Wednesday night, as the body's top two Republican officials voted to sustain a veto by the Democratic governor. 

States Rights December 20, 2015

Federal judge rules Wisconsin union changes legal

A federal judge has ruled Republican Gov. Scott Walker's controversial law stripping most public workers of nearly all their union rights is constitutional.

States Rights December 20, 2015

Ohio town readies for battle over weapons in parks law

The small town of Oberlin, Ohio is preparing for a big fight over a change in its law that would permit people to carry weapons in local parks, in accordance with a state statute.

States Rights December 20, 2015

US-Mexico border groups want efficient crossings

Under the watch of a Border Patrol agent, U.S. and Mexican pastors set up two small altars -- one on each side of a towering border fence -- for their Sunday service that spans two countries.

States Rights December 20, 2015

North Carolina law prohibits police from destroying guns

A new law going into effect this week in North Carolina law prohibits law enforcement from destroying unclaimed guns and firearms acquired through gun buyback programs.

States Rights December 20, 2015

California county votes for secession from state, cites overregulation

Supervisors in a far Northern California county where residents are fed up with what they see as a lack of representation at the state capitol and overregulation have voted in favor of separating from the state.

States Rights December 20, 2015

Vote set for proposed new state in northern Colorado

Voters in Colorado's Weld County in November will consider a proposal backed by several other counties to form a new state called North Colorado.

POLITICS December 20, 2015

Texas backs down from effort to block Syrian refugees

Texas backed down Friday from efforts to block six Syrian refugees from resettling in Dallas after the Obama administration reiterated in federal court that the state had no authority to do so.

States Rights December 20, 2015

Louisiana Gov. Jindal sues federal government over Common Core

Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal filed a lawsuit against the Obama administration in federal court Wednesday, claiming that the Department of Education has illegally manipulated grant money and regulations to force states to adopt the controversial Common Core standards.