North Dakota has joined 12 other states in asking the U.S. Supreme Court to block laws in California requiring any eggs sold there to be from hens with specific space requirements in their cages. The lawsuit, filed by Missouri Attorney General Josh Hawley, alleges that the California law violates the U.S. Constitution's interstate commerce clause and is pre-empted by federal law.
In this Tuesday, Sept. 16, 2015 photo, sandbags are stored and covered on top of the levee on the Illinois side of the Mississippi River across from Louisiana, Mo.
A proposal to divert $190 million of Louisiana's disaster recovery money to a flood protection project was scrapped amid criticism that it risked stripping aid from thousands of homeowners trying to rebuild after last year's devastating floods. The money shift was added into the state operating budget by Republican Rep. Valarie Hodges, whose Denham Springs home flooded in August.