Nanny State
When Airplane Gadget Rules Are Eased, Will We Start Seeing More Recordings of Crew Behavior?
More importantly, will these recordings improve airline employee behavior?
Norway Introduces Legislation to Regulate Circumcision
Connected to non-medical circumcision of boys under 18
Mich. Senate Passes Bill Allowing Pharmacy Sales of Medical Marijuana
Opposed by local providers, of course
Colo. Regulators Trying to Determine Marijuana Prices
In order to implement the tax approved by public vote
Blind Man Booted Off US Airways Flight over Service Dog
Passengers lay blame on flight attendant
Thousands of Americans' Personal Data Shared with IRS, CIA
As a result of criminal investigation of two men
$5 Billion in School Security Spending Followed Newtown Shootings
Almost 90 percent of school systems made changes
Obama Announces One-Year Extension on Existing Insurance Plans
Stops short of letting insurance companies sell non-compliant policies
Feds Worried About Plastic 3D Printed Guns as Firearm Law Set To Expire
Law that bans undetectable guns will expire Dec. 9
Ex-NFL Player Charged as Drug Kingpin Gets 15 Years in Prison After Pleading Guilty to One Count of Drug Conspiracy
Faced up to life in prison after pleading guilty
On Legalizing Weed, Virginia Should Just Say Yes
Prohibition is expensive, unnecessary, and hurts people.
WebMD Received Nearly $5 Million in Federal Contracts While Promoting Obamacare
Didn't think they should have had to disclose it to users
Lame Duck NJ Mayor Promotes Police Officers Who Supported Her
City also settled for $1 million with several officers promoted by the previous mayor when he was a lame duck that the current mayor rolled back
Healthcare.gov Not Expected to be Fixed by End of November
Another deadline to be missed
California Insurance Commissioner: 1 Million Residents Lose Plans Due to Obamacare
100,000 cancellations will be delayed because not enough notice was given
NYC City Council Nixes Developers' Plans for Midtown East
Mayor-elect ok'd suspending plans approved by Bloomberg to build up the area
Dianne Feinstein Joins Democrat's Effort to Pass Bill to Force Insurance Companies to Reinstate Health Plans
Republicans also working on a "keep your health plan" bill
Weapon Returned to Gonzaga Students on Probation For Using Gun to Fend Off Home Intruder
Possessed it legally but the school has an anti-gun policy
Tech Firms Object to Getting Redacted Version of Government Response to FISA Disclosure Request
Google, others want to reveal how government asks for user data
HealthCare.gov Users Contacted to Try Again
If at first you don't succeed ... (and second, third, fourth, et cetera)
House GOP Backs New Constitutional Challenge to Obamacare
Violation of origination clause of constitution
Washington Obamacare Enrollees Given Wrong Tax Credit Info
Thousands told they qualified for subsidies but did not, so their rates will be going up
Senate to Start Sweeping NSA Intel Review
Will look at how information as gathered as well as how activities are directed
Scientists: E-Cigarettes Could Save Lives
If people switch over from smoking tobacco
SeaWorld Challenges Ban on Orca Contact
Touching between trainers, whales banned following death in 2010
Bill Clinton: Obama Needs to Honor Health Insurance Promise
The whole "If you like it, you can keep it" debacle is not going away
Study: Soaring Healthcare Prices Not Connected to Increased Demand
Hmm ... wonder what else could be the culprit?
Supreme Court Declines to Take Oklahoma Abortion Case
Leaves in place ruling striking down mandated ultrasounds before terminating pregnancies
Airlines Reach Agreement with DOJ for Merger
Will give up some gates and facilities at some airports
The Culture War in California Rages in Public School Bathroom Stalls
Transgendered teens to become an election issue
