Despite Complaints, Defense Budget Will Continue Growing
It's not really bake sale time
Policy
CA Judge Reviewing Convictions Under "Three Strikes"
Voters eased the state's harsh sentencing rules
Enjoy This Montage of People Refusing to Cooperate with DHS Checkpoints
"Am I being detained? Am I free to go?"
After Revision, DOJ May Sign Off on Beer Merger
Officials fear the combination of Anheuser-Busch InBev and Grupo Modelo would corner the market for piss in a can
CA Boy Scouts Face Loss of Tax Exemption Over Anti-Gay Stance
A law specifically intended to punish a group for its views would seem ... problematic
Politically Motivated Investment Guidelines Making Bad Public Pension Programs Worse
Even as funds lose money, leaders call for decisions based on politics, not success
Economists Say Government Hurts Economy With Policy Uncertainty
Businesses stay on the sidelines rather than risk a shifting environment
States Get OK To Cut Physician Compensation Under Medicaid
To be followed by a mysterious shortage of doctors
Obama Sees Sequester as a Weapon Against Republicans
Which has even members of his own party concerned
By Linking President to Sequester, Bob Woodward Annoys White House, Cheers Conservatives
Breaks with the media pack
Moving Companies Often Must Get Competitors' Permission To Operate
Convenient, if you're already established
Sequester Might Force DHS To Scale Back Its Efforts, Says Napolitano
Is that supposed to be a bad thing?
Congressional Dems Say No to Letting White House Steer Sequester Cuts
It's the legislature's job, they argue
Feds Release Wave of Detained Immigrants
Still face deportation, but are on supervised release
Indiana House Approves Drug Tests for Welfare Recipients
Could become eighth state to require it
Texas Mulls Ban on Texting While Driving
Already has a ban on use of mobile phones by drivers under 18
Alleged Cannibal Cop Targets Testify
May end up helping defense as they had no knowledge of any actual plans
Five Conn. Towns to Pay for Deadly Police Raid
$3.5 million to family of man killed by officers while watching television at home
America in Denial as Fiscal Tsunami Approaches
It's not just Congress that needs to change its expectations.
Marijuana Legalization Bill Introduced in Oregon
Would create regulatory system similar to one established for alcohol
Supreme Court Says Eavesdropping Law Can't Be Challenged
Plaintiffs can't prove harm and thus don't have standing
Public Losing Interest in Sequestration Fight
Only a quarter are following the news closely
Rand Paul, Ron Wyden Team Up to Curb Drone Use
Bipartisanship to reduce government power! That doesn't happen often.
