Bush would sign measure to extend jobless benefits

Because of the tight job market, the White House says President George W. Bush would sign legislation pending in Congress to further extend unemployment benefits.

Teen Girl Left in Grand Island Under Safe Haven Law

State officials say a 15-year-old girl has been left at a Grand Island hospital, making her the 35th child left under Nebraska's unusual safe haven law.

Matheson: lawmakers need to help rising number of uninsured

One in every eight children in Utah is without health insurance, according to a report released Wednesday, and U.S. Rep Jim Matheson said lawmakers need to step in and help.

Protecting your pension

If your employer provides a traditional pension plan you are part of a vanishing breed.

Community workers protest size of raises

GILROY Dozens of employees from Rebekah Children's Services and fellow union members from other area nonprofits picketed in north Gilroy this afternoon to protest what they view as paltry wage increases.

Idaho Unemployment Insurance Tax to Jump 70%

The severe economic downturn that has put an unprecedented number of workers in line for unemployment benefits will drive the tax rates employers pay to support the benefit program up 70 percent in 2009.

Hardin County farmer/commissioner speaks out on regulating megafarms

The stakes are high for northwest Ohio as the Buckeye State moves closer to becoming the nation's first to put its state agriculture department in charge of large livestock facilities known as concentrated ...

Sony Starts 'Green Glove' Service

Recognizing that most consumers don't bother to properly dispose of their old TVs, Sony has launched its "Green Glove" service.

EPA to expand Silver Valley mine cleanup

KELLOGG, Idaho - A massive federal cleanup of mine waste that's been going on in northern Idaho for more than a decade will start moving from residential areas to more remote regions, U.S. Environmental ...

If Mavs owner is so rich, why isn't he smarter?

If Mark Cuban thinks bumping heads with David Stern is frustrating, wait until he tries it with the feds.

Bush's Legacy: European Socialism

The results of the G-20 economic summit amount to nothing less than the seamless integration of the United States into the European economy.

SEC to vote on rules for credit rating agencies

Federal regulators are adopting new rules designed to stem conflicts of interest in Wall Street's credit rating industry and make the business more transparent.