The Washington, D.C. City Council announced last week that it will consider legislation that would decriminalize possession of small amounts of marijuana.
A trial begins today to determine the constitutionality of Pennsylvania's voter identification law that requires voters have photo IDs with them in order to vote.
Some residents of Northern Colorado are moving forward with their threat to secede and form a separate state with representatives from eight counties meeting to map the boundaries.
Economist Victor Matheson, discussing the millions of dollars Glendale, Ariz., stands to lose in an effort to keep it's NHL hockey team from leaving for a different location.
Following a not-guilty verdict in the high-profile Zimmerman trial there were protests across the country and a lot of questions about what will come next for George Zimmerman.
President Obama's new climate action plan requires a lot of cooperation from the states, but there will be numerous challenges in getting all of them on board given the diversity of their current environmental and energy profiles.
Washington state Senate Majority Leader Rodney Tom has proposed fining legislators $250 for each day that they go beyond the allotted time in the legislative session. Recently, the state faced the prospect of a government shutdown when lawmakers could not agree on a budget.
