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Does California's signature environmental law protect the state's air, water and wilderness by acting as a check on runaway projects proposed by overzealous developers? Or does it encourage baseless lawsuits that unfairly delay and even derail...

The dream of local Hindu devotees to Sree Venkateswara to build a temple in Northeast Ohio is being fulfilled. Preparations are being made at Sree Venkateswara Temple of Cleveland, located at 4406 Brecksville Road, for a seven-day celebration of its...

A Tamarac woman has been indicted for her alleged involvement in a fraudulent guest workers scheme by the U.S. Department of Justice. A federal judge unsealed a three-count indictment Friday returned by a grand jury in the Southern District of Florida...

Arizona has adopted a new type of corporation with more than just the bottom line in mind. Called a "benefit corporation," this type of for-profit entity must have a purpose of creating a "general public benefit," in addition to the general corporate...

In virtual lockstep on topics such as guns, God and limited government, Southern Republicans in the Senate differ on how to balance national security interests with First Amendment protections. Last week, lawmakers from Tennessee, Georgia, Alabama and...

Carbon County commissioners adopted a resolution abolishing the office of jury commissioner effective at the completion of the current officeholders' terms. "I'm a lot more confident about it now," commissioners Chairman Wayne Nothstein said after being...

The dust has settled from the 2013 Indiana General Assembly, but questions remain about whether the session will make a difference in the lives of Hoosier children. Uncertainty centers around how legislation involving the Indiana Department of Child...

Fort Smith leaders will vote Tuesday on whether to hire a construction manager to oversee a multimillion-dollar water park project rather than use the traditional "design, bid and build" method. The water park is slated to open Memorial Day weekend 2015...

A hunter, a mother and a minister are featured in new advertisements touting Maryland's new gun law, which was signed last week and represents one of the nation's most sweeping pieces of gun-control legislation passed this year. The ads, released in...

Reports were frequent in The Pueblo Chieftain the week of May 19-25, 1913, of Edwin Morrell, "the human naturist," who was in town to observe the melting pot that was Pueblo. A reporter wasted several paragraphs writing about what he -- not Morrell --...

Two bills approved this year by the Legislature are Hawaii's first steps toward handling medical marijuana as a health issue rather than a law enforcement problem. Although Hawaii was the first state to pass legislation approving the use of medicinal...

The field of potential candidates for Yuma city mayor has grown with Karen Watts recently taking out a nomination packet for the position. Incumbent Mayor Al Krieger has announced he will not run for re-election. Others who have taken out nomination...