Wisconsin Court Reinstates Law on Union Rights

The ruling was 4 to 3, split along what many viewed as the court’s predictable conservative-liberal line.

Effort to End Tax Credit for Ethanol Fails in Senate

Most Democrats banded together with farm-state Republicans to defeat the challenge to the subsidies.

Adoptions by Gay Couples Rise, Despite Barriers

Laws and politics aside, advocates say that more adoption agencies are seeing same-sex couples as a resource.

Albany Money Flows to Clients of Firms Employing Legislators

An ethics law just passed by the Legislature will require new disclosures on outside work by lawmakers who also work as lawyers.

Education Secretary May Agree to Waivers on ‘No Child’ Law Requirements

Facing a clamor from state school officials to waive substantial parts of No Child Left Behind, Arne Duncan may use his executive authority to free states from the law’s centerpiece requirement.

The Texas Tribune: Colleges Rewarded for Outcomes, but Which Ones?

Lawmakers tend to agree that financing ought to reward universities that get the best results, but so far no one can decide whether that means more graduates or something else entirely.

House Sets Votes on Two Resolutions Critical of U.S. Role in Libyan Conflict

The efforts, from the Republican leadership and a liberal Democrat, highlight tensions over a president’s ability to wage war.

National Briefing | Washington: Washington: House Approves Military Spending Bill

The House on Thursday approved a $690 billion defense bill that limits President Obama’s authority on reducing nuclear weapons and deciding what to do with terrorist suspects.

Patriot Act Battle Could Hinder Investigators

A dispute in the Senate derailed the renewal of antiterrorism measures, and raised the possibility that certain F.B.I. powers could lapse.

U.S. Objects to New Law on Clinics in Indiana

The Obama administration says the law, which cuts off state and federal money for Planned Parenthood, imposes impermissible restrictions on Medicaid recipients.

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