Advocates for domestic violence victims say Indiana legislators could wind up limiting police officers#39; ability to protect those being abused under a proposal that aims to clarify a court#39;s ruling that people don#39;t have the right to resist police officers illegally entering their homes.

Even if a GOP-backed proposal to scrap the new plan qualifies for the November ballot, the map produced by a citizens commission is #39;clearly the most appropriate#39; for the election, the court says. The California Supreme Court decided unanimously Friday that candidates for state Senate this year should run in new districts drawn by a citizens commission, a plan that may give Democrats a two ...

Even if a GOP-backed proposal to scrap the new plan qualifies for the November ballot, the map produced by a citizens commission is #39;clearly the most appropriate#39; for the election, the court says. The California Supreme Court decided unanimously Friday that candidates for state Senate this year should run in new districts drawn by a citizens commission, a plan that may give Democrats a two ...

As House Republicans prepared to release a spending proposal intended to overhaul the federal transportation system, Senate Democrats on Thursday rushed to complete a bipartisan effort to end a stalemate that has undermined transportation programs for almost three years. Read full article gt;gt;

An Indiana Senate committee approves a proposal to tighten laws on how women can receive the so-called abortion pill even though doctors testified that the measure mandates prescription of a more dangerous higher dosage.