A newly passed bill in Wisconsin relaxes environmental and permitting regulations to pave the way for a new mining in the state. Several groups have vowed to fight new mining in court.
Hardened by mass shootings at Columbine High School in 1999 and at an Aurora movie theater in July, Colorado teeters on the cusp of passing some of the strictest gun laws in the Mountain West.
Source: Detroit Free Press | Michigan |
March 7, 2013
Detroit Mayor Dave Bing said Wednesday he won't contest Gov. Rick Snyder's decision to appoint an emergency financial manager for the devastated city he leads, saying the City Council can appeal if it wants to, but it's "a fight we cannot win."
Source: AP/Businessweek | Arkansas |
March 7, 2013
Lawmakers in the Republican-dominated legislature defied Gov. Mike Beebe, overriding his veto of the now law that bans the procedure from the 12th week of pregnancy.
Source: AP/Idaho Statesman | Idaho |
March 7, 2013
A federal judge has struck down Idaho's law banning abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy based on beliefs held by physicians and others that the fetus is able to feel pain at that point.
Source: Washington Post | Maryland |
March 7, 2013
The Maryland Senate voted to repeal the death penalty after four days of emotional debate, moving the state closer to becoming the sixth in as many years to abolish executions. The House is expected to approve the measure.
The suit alleges the state's current school-funding system fails to provide a "thorough and uniform" system of education as outlined in the Colorado Constitution.