South Carolina: Clyburn cites rural needs. Addressing a Community Leaders Institute in Orangeburg, US Rep. James Clyburn (D) said too often government aid was focused on urban areas, reported the Times and Democrat. Noting that problems in cities often involved young people who had moved from rural areas, Clyburn said, “If we had the infrastructure, the roads, the bridges, if we had water that is safe to drink … they wouldn’t be going someplace else looking.” …….
Kentucky: Paul would restrict drone use. Focusing on an issue that has long concerned him, US Sen. Rand Paul (R) introduced an amendment, with US Sen. Edward Markey (D-MA), that would prohibit the use of drones to spy on Americans without a warrant. “[D]rone surveillance may work on the battlefields overseas, but it isn’t well-suited for unrestrained use on the streets in the United States,” Paul said, in a statement reported in Thelibertarianrepublic.com …….
Virginia: McAuliffe vetoes gun bills. Although Gov. Terry McAuliffe (D) earlier this year cooperated with GOP lawmakers on compromise gun legislation, last week he vetoed several bills that would have expanded the right to carry concealed weapons to victims of domestic violence and to retired police officers working as security guards, reports the Washington Post …