GOP USA MIDDAY REPORT 04/03/2014

Should Troops be Armed on Homeland Bases? We are talking about our fighting men and women. People who are taught to use firearms as part of their daily lives. And yet, whenever a member of the military is on a base in America, he or she is not armed. They are prohibited from carrying a weapon. Considering what happened -- AGAIN -- at Ft. Hood, is it time for a change in thinking?

Woman sentenced to six months home confinement in voter fraud case A former Brownsville woman was sentenced to six months home confinement and five years of probation for voter fraud, court documents show. Sonia Leticia Solis, of Fort Worth, pleaded guilty on Nov. 4, 2013, to voting more than once in a Cameron County runoff election in 2012.

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Teacher falsely reports school shooting as April Fool's prank Teacher Angela Timmons was arrested after falsely reporting a school shooting at Virginia College, where she worked, as an April Fool's Day prank.

Holder: US Needs Balanced Approach on Heroin Attorney General Eric Holder says the government needs to deal differently with the heroin epidemic than it did with the crack cocaine crisis decades ago.

Mississippi legislature approves religious freedom bill Supporters of Mississippi's Religious Freedom Restoration Act say its aim is to protect believers, not to discriminate against gays. Republican Gov. Phil Bryant must now decide whether to sign it.

Wyoming Gov. Mead Continues Mocking the Law On Wednesday March 26, an audit of expenditures of federal funds by Wyoming government agencies was released to the public, in which the state Department of Education received extremely high marks for proper spending practices.

Yellowstone volcano: Could fleeing animals predicate eruption? A large supervolcano lies within Yellowstone National Park and between a 4.8-magnitude earthquake last weekend and recent reports of animals fleeing the region, some people are worried there may be a pending eruption.

Sarah Palin: Paul Ryan's budget is 'definition of insanity' Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin blasted Republican Rep. Paul Ryan in a Facebook post Tuesday, calling his budget proposal "the definition of insanity."

Student fell to death after eating pot cookie A Wyoming college student visiting Denver on spring break jumped to his death after eating a marijuana cookie that his friend legally purchased in one of Colorado's recreational pot shops, authorities said Wednesday.