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Colorado has long been considered a permissive state with respect to firearms. The state still is–except apparently for Denver. Denver recently challenged the state’s preemption law and won, allowing the city to prohibit the open carry of firearms and the unlicensed open car carry of firearms. Similarly, Castle Rock, a county seat in […]
The Obama administration announced an extension for the March 31, 2014 deadline for enrollment in the Affordable Care Act. For people using the healthcare.gov website, which sells health plans in 36 states, if they have had trouble completing an application prior to March 31, 2014, they can claim a “special exception” and receive help […]
Distracted driving–mainly the buzzword for texting while driving–has been the subject of many policy debates and legislative initiatives. Almost all state has laws which directly target the act of texting while behind the wheel, and attach penalties varying from civil fines to criminal liability, particularly if someone has been hurt […]
In October 2013, a woman in California wearing Google Glass became the first person to be pulled over for speeding and then issued an additional citation for wearing the headgear. The officer who issued the citation applied a law aimed at distracted driving which prohibits driving while watching television. The […]
Kerry Kennedy, daughter of the late Robert F. Kennedy, was arrested on July 13, 2012, for Driving Under the Influence. After driving erratically on the Interstate, Kennedy crashed her SUV and was found slumped over the steering wheel. Toxicology reports showed trace amounts of the generic form of Ambien […]
