Tennessee Governor Signs Bill To Punish Pregnant Drug Abusers
Gov. Bill Haslam has signed into law legislation that would punish pregnant women who abuse narcotics and harm their babies as a result.
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Gov. Bill Haslam has signed into law legislation that would punish pregnant women who abuse narcotics and harm their babies as a result.
Republican gubernatorial candidate Neel Kashkari is announcing an endorsement from former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, a potential contender for the party's 2016 presidential nomination.
A bill that passed the Assembly with unanimous bipartisan support Thursday encourages California schools to teach students about the racial significance of Barack Obama's presidency.
Republican gubernatorial candidate Neel Kashkari is releasing his proposals to fix California schools, which include getting rid of the state's complex education code and sending state funding directly to schools rather than districts.
The Arizona Senate has approved a bill aimed at stopping jilted lovers from posting explicit pictures of their former flames online to get revenge.
Parents of a Santa Barbara woman killed by a drunk-driving congressional aide have filed a federal lawsuit against the driver, Democratic Congresswoman Lois Capps, and the U.S. government.
Lawmakers return from their spring recess this week focusing on hundreds of bills that have to pass from one house to the other by the end of May, but the most contentious issues will come later.
A high-ranking Mormon leader said he believes protections for religious freedom of speech are eroding.
Thomas Drake said the NSA's $1.7 billion data storage facility located on a National Guard base stores massive amounts of records on taped phone calls, intercepted emails and poached records of online purchases.
U.S. District Judge Christina Snyder said at a brief hearing in Los Angeles that prosecutors were correct to seek protections for potential evidence obtained through a grand jury and certain FBI records that could be used in a political corruption case against Calderon.
Suspended California state Sen. Leland Yee has pleaded not guilty to all charges for his alleged role in a San Francisco political corruption and organized crime case.
Suspended state Sen. Leland Yee is due back in federal court for his alleged role in a San Francisco political corruption and organized crime case.
The California Senate has erased the names and online archives of three suspended lawmakers entangled in ethical scandals.
Phil Wyman said he was motivated by the case of Sen. Leland Yee, who faces federal charges related to an international gun-running scheme from the Philippines.
FBI agents have searched a legislative office across from the state Capitol, nearly a week after a lawmaker's arrest on corruption charges.
