Lawmakers are debating a bill that would prohibit sex offenders from running for school boards -- a piece of legislation authored after a registered sex offender ran for a seat on the Granite Board of Education last year.
Democrats have taken aim at a Republican bill that would drastically overhaul the state's unemployment system, resulting in the loss of $225 million to the state's unemployed in the first six months.
In an action hailed by gay rights activists as a turning point in a solidly conservative state, a bill that would allow same-sex couples most of the legal rights of heterosexual couples cleared a Wyoming subcommittee by a 7-2 vote and is headed to consideration in the full House.
To counter the influence of money in city politics and open the door to more challengers, the Seattle City Council is considering adopting a public-financing program for city elections.
Construction of California's high-speed rail network is supposed to start in just six months, but the state hasn't acquired a single acre along the route and faces what officials are calling a challenging schedule to assemble hundreds of parcels needed in the Central Valley.
Gov. Rick Scott, who ran as a cost-cutting critic of 'bloated' government, opened the state's checkbook Thursday and urged the Legislature to pass a $74.2 billion budget, an increase of $4 billion.
The number of overdoses prevented in 2010 by Insite, a facility in Vancouver, that provides drug addicts a safe place to use illegal substances under the supervision of medical professionals. No users have ever died at the facility which has been in operation since 2003.
Vienna has figured out how to offer high-quality apartments with low-cost rent and renters' rights that would be unheard of in the United States. Advocates say it's a model worth examining.
