Federal regulators released a plan that would allow a new generation of small aircraft to transport people short distances.
Category: Federal-State Relations (US)
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Blocked Rail Crossings Snarl Towns, but Congress Won’t Act
The industry has used its muscle to prevent federal, state and local governments from penalizing companies that park freight trains across roads for hours or days.
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When Trains Block a Road, Local Officials Have Few Options
The federal government has begun offering $3 billion for bridges and tunnels, but many local governments say they cannot take advantage of the money.
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Can the ‘California Effect’ Survive in a Hyperpartisan America?
For decades the state has been setting policy for the whole nation. Now red states are pushing back.
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Abortion Pill Maker Sues F.D.A. to Protect Drug if a Court Orders It Off the Market
The suit by GenBioPro, the generic maker of mifepristone, is the latest strand in the intense legal battle over abortion pills.
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Abortion Ruling Could Undermine the F.D.A.’s Drug-Approval Authority
Legal scholars say the ruling by a Texas judge, if upheld, could spur disputes over many medications and upend the drug industry’s reliance on the agency.
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Health Plans No Longer Have to Cover All Preventive Care at No Cost. Here’s What to Know.
A ruling by a federal judge this week could set up yet another Supreme Court challenge to the Obamacare health law.
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New Lawsuit Challenges State Bans on Abortion Pills
The case, brought by GenBioPro, a company that makes one of two abortion drugs, argues that it is unconstitutional for a state to bar access to a medication approved by the federal government.
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Supreme Court Refuses to Block California’s Ban on Flavored Tobacco
The state’s voters had overwhelmingly supported letting a two-year-old law take effect, and lower courts had refused to put it on hold.