Lawmakers' Primary Goal: Prevent Federal Gov. Shutdown
$1 trillion spending bill would fund government until March
Law & Government
Mom Sues over Arrest for Letting Children Ride Scooters in Street
Neighbor told police she had "abandoned" them
Judge Rapped for Using Position to Help Get Friend's Kid Out of Jail
Also, he was rude about it
Todd Akin Ads Dropped over Failure to Pay
Getting frozen out of funds for Missouri race starting to have impact
Illinois Top Dog in Governmental Bodies
State has nearly 7,000 local governmental agencies, more than even California or New York
As Pension Reform Is Hammered Out in San Jose, Heroic Police and Firefighters Rush to Declare Themselves Injured
Tax-free pensions without losing the ability to work and draw another salary - what's not to like?
NJ Considers Easing School Red Tape
The state micro-manages pretty much everything, education-wise
California Controller Sees Pension Spiking in School Districts
Executives in school districts getting big raises before retiring
Former NCAA Athletes Seek Class Action Status to Sue
Say they were duped into giving up rights to profit from their own image
Libyan Spy Chief is Extradited From Mauritania
Abdullah al-Senussi is wanted by the Libyan government and the International Criminal Court
Illinois Buried in Government Agencies
The state has an embarrassment of riches when it comes to politicians and bureaucrats
It Costs a Lot of Money to Treat Its Citizens as Poorly as New York City Does
Police abuse, malpractice, property damage adds up to $735 million a year in the Big Apple
5 Stupid Government Interventions in Sports
It didn't begin (and won't end) with Lance Armstrong getting stripped of his Tour de France titles.
How Ag Gag Laws Suppress Free Speech and the Marketplace of Ideas
Why states are banning farm photography.
Al Gore Calls for End of Electoral College
No, this isn't really old news we stumbled upon by accident
Calif. Lawmakers Send Pension Reform Bill to Brown
Most savings come from future hires, does little to address current unfunded liabilities
California Judge Blasts Failure to Upend State Judicial System's Central Bureaucracy
He wants the Judicial Council, which oversees the system's bureaucracy, to be elected by trial judges and not appointed by the chief justice
Drug Company to pay $181 Million over Unauthorized Marketing
Janssen promoted antipsychotic drug as also helping with anxiety and anger management
Publishers to Pay $69 Million over E-Book Price-Fixing Claims
Customers to be reimbursed
Congress Needs a Repeal Committee
To comb through and get rid of unneeded laws and regulations.
Parents Blame Synthetic Marijuana for Teen's Drowning, Sue
Targets drugmakers and distributor after boy drowns in hot tub
Alert Citizens United Screamers: Money Can't Buy Senate Seats
In six heavily contested GOP primaries, the candidate with the most money lost.
S&P Hits Illinois' Credit Rating over Pensions
The decision is based on weak funding for government pensions and a "lack of action on reform measures."
Jeff Flake Wins GOP Nomination for Arizona Senate
Will face former surgeon general in November.
Gov. Brown's Pension Reform Plan Won't Defuse the Bomb
Plan for California will help fight fraud and pension spiking, but doesn't deal with the reality of the system's unsustainability.
Pension Spat Features in Nursing Home Strike
How well funded the fund is depends on how you cook the books
Court Rules Vet Can't Sue US over Nurse's Sexual Abuse
He argued that a "special relationship" between him and the VA created a duty to protect him from being injured by VA medical staff.
Gov. Brown to Share Details of Pension Deal
Deal brokered by Democrats and union leaders to cut the state's public employee pension costs.
