First time drunken-driving offenders in Illinois will now will have to pass a breath test every time they get behind the wheel, under legislation signed into law Friday.

The measure, among the strictest in the nation, would require an estimated 30,000 …

California senators failed to agree on a budget Friday night, even after being locked in the Senate all night by Senate President Pro Tem Don Perata. The Democratic-majority Senate needed just two Republican votes to approve the $145 billion …

Missouri just passed a new law challenging the ability of young women from obtaining abortions. This time, it is the clinics themselves that have come under pressure.

Missouri governor Matt Blunt signed legislation today that places abortion clinics under government …