Gov. Christie has proposed a $1.6 million budget for New Jersey's three-year-old medical marijuana program -- more than twice the current spending plan -- in anticipation that more dispensaries will open this year.
State Rep. Ed Sullivan Jr. said he will support a bill to allow gay marriage in Illinois, becoming the second House Republican to do so and first among leadership.
The Miami Dolphins would receive about $7.5 million a year in hotel taxes to renovate Sun Life Stadium under a deal endorsed by Miami-Dade Mayor Carlos Gimenez. Now, the agreement faces a countywide referendum.
Pat Cooper, the managing editor of the Fayette County News, commenting on the Tea Party's rapid takeover of the Georgia county local government in 2010 and 2012 elections.
California, Vermont and New York all enacted their bans in 2012, and in the current legislative session, lawmakers in 29 states have introduced measures that would tighten restrictions on teen tanning.
The number of small businesses in the nation that are subject to licensing regulations by multiple agencies or governments, according to a recent survey.
Maine state Sen. James Hamper, speaking out against a bill banning the use of tanning beds by anyone under 18. The bill awaits the governor's signature.
