California considers regulation to change the minimum age to purchase tobacco and hike taxes. It already has the second-lowest percentage of smokers in the nation, though it ranks 35th in terms of per-pack taxes on cigarettes.
The state comptroller must cut the checks for lottery winnings of more than $25,000. But because lawmakers have yet to pass a budget, the comptroller's office can't release the funds.
A judge has determined that the university can go ahead with the move. A lawyer for the Sons of Confederate Veterans, the group that sued to prevent the removal, has not yet decided whether the group would appeal.
The director of the Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs said allowing the use of medical marijuana for autism might do more harm than good to mildly afflicted autistic children.
ResponsibleOhio accuses Secretary of State Jon Husted and the Ballot Board of trying to "mislead, deceive or defraud voters" in how Issue 3 is worded for the Nov. 3 ballot. The issue would legalize marijuana.
Circuit Court Judge Terry Lewis told lawyers that the Supreme Court "didn't give me a lot of discretion" when it ordered him to review a map passed by lawmakers in a special session.
