Louisiana state Rep. Roy Burrell, warning that passage of a bill seeking to block any possible federal gun control legislation could set a precedent allowing the state to ignore any federal law.
The average cost of a vaginal birth at a birthing center, compared to $10,166 for hospital deliveries. Home births -- partially due to their lower cost -- are on the rise, and so are bills to ease the restrictions on midwives.
Western Governors Association wants the U.S. Forest Service to do more to protect millions of acres of federal forests ravaged in recent years by invasive pests and wildfires by expanding its use of public-private partnerships.
Shelli Weisberg, legislative director for the ACLU of Michigan, accusing legislators who support a bill to drug test some welfare applicants of targeting people just because they're poor. Kansas joined the more than handful of states Tuesday to pass such a law.
A new report by the Congressional Research Service finds that the Federal government may face an uphill legal battle if it wishes to enforce Federal laws banning Marijuana in states that have legalized it.
