Immigration Reform Plan Gets Mixed Reviews Across Country
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Monday, January 28, 2013
Digital Life
Google Explains How It Handles Police Requests For Users' Data
January 28, 2013 For the first time, Google has posted its policies for when it gives up users' information to the government. It's part of a broader company strategy to push for tougher privacy laws.
Around the Nation
Hemp Gets The Green Light In New Colorado Pot Measure
January 28, 2013 CPRColorado's vote to approve recreational use of marijuana also legalized its relative hemp, which is grown for food and other everyday uses, not for its high. Large-scale commercial farmers may be in line to benefit, but growing hemp is still illegal under federal law.
Friday, January 25, 2013
It's All Politics
Court Ruling Upsets Conventional Wisdom On Recess Appointments
January 25, 2013 In a bombshell decision, a federal appeals court panel has invalidated President Obama's recess appointments to the National Labor Relations Board. Legal experts say the ruling deals a big victory to Senate Republicans in an era of congressional gridlock, and could push the issue to the Supreme Court.
It's All Politics
Sponsors Of Assault Weapons Ban Hope Newtown Shooting Changes Minds
January 25, 2013 Gun control advocates acknowledged they'll face big obstacles in Congress to a new ban on assault weapons and high-capacity magazines. But they say the shooting last month of 20 schoolchildren in Connecticut could make a difference.
U.S.
Foreign Investors Trade Dollars For U.S. Residency
January 25, 2013 KPLUObtaining a U.S. visa can be pretty straightforward if you have $500,000. The EB-5 program grants foreigners permanent residency if they invest $500,000 in an American business and create at least 10 jobs. Despite its success, critics say the program pushes the rich to the front of the immigration line.
Thursday, January 24, 2013
U.S.
New York Murder Rate Plummets, But Who Should Get The Credit?
January 24, 2013 While Chicago and Detroit are struggling to control rising murder rates, New York City hit a record low number of homicides in 2012. The police commissioner has often pointed to several controversial policing tactics for falling crime, but some analysts say there are many potential explanations.
The Two-Way
Obama Chooses Former U.S. Attorney Mary Jo White To Head SEC
January 24, 2013 White, who prosecuted terrorists during her time as U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York, would succeed Mary Schapiro, who stepped down in December. The president is also planning to renominate Richard Cordray to lead the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
Wednesday, January 23, 2013
The Salt
Farmers And Their Cooperative Settle Lawsuit On Fixing The Price Of Milk
January 23, 2013 Farmers in the Southeast had accused their own food cooperative, the Dairy Farmers of America, of striking a deal that created a milk monopoly and suppressed the price paid for raw milk. In settling the case, the cooperative said it did nothing wrong.
