Feinstein Goes For Broke With New Gun-Ban Bill

Posted 12/28/2012 NRA News Release Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.)—author of the federal “assault weapon” and “large” ammunition magazine ban of 1994-2004—has announced that on the first day of the new Congress—January 3rd— she will introduce a bill to which her 1994...

Water group gears up to fight Caldwell over drains

Posted 12/27/2012 Capital Press CALDWELL, Idaho (AP) — An Idaho water user’s lobbying group is fighting the city of Caldwell’s bid to gain control of a portion of a local irrigation district, calling it an unprecedented hostile takeover.   The...

EPA chief Lisa Jackson announces resignation

KEVIN FREKING Associated Press Capital Press Posted 12/27/2012 WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration’s chief environmental watchdog, EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson, is stepping down after a nearly four-year tenure marked by high-profile brawls over...