Do drugs, lose state assistance under bill passing House

Use drugs, lose assistance from the state, the gist of a bill passing the House and moving to the Senate. Critics assailed the plan to strip Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, known as TANF, from anyone testing positive for drug use, still it passed Thursday on...

Reach of Halloween sex offender law before court

Just how far the state can go to keep convicted sex offenders from contact with children is at the heart of a State Supreme Court case on a state law that greatly restricts activities on Halloween. State law requires registered sex offenders to stay in their homes...