My colleagues and I are overwhelmed at the amount of money that we're being forced to authorize and appropriate," Sen. Jack Reed (D-R.I.) said.

San Francisco, often hailed as a “liberal haven,” is rolling out a sweeping outdoor smoking ban that would snuff out ...

Concerns of residents about the fairgrounds development project dominated public comment at Tuesday’s Alpena County Board of ...

The goal here would be that this would be an entity that, if priced correctly, would be budget neutral," said Prof. Ben Collier.

A calculated tweak in the budget papers is set to push the effective tax rate on bucket companies to a punishing 51 per cent, ...

Local business leaders and state legislators gathered Thursday morning for a legislative update luncheon, where energy, ...

Does the high price of gas have you considering a hybrid for your next vehicle? We don’t blame you, especially if you drive a ...

By Howard Schneider and Ann Saphir WASHINGTON, May 13 (Reuters) - Fifteen years after leaving the Federal Reserve in ...

The EPA’s new interpretations are strategically designed to appeal to the current US Supreme Court’s view of agency authority ...

In these divisive times, there’s one thing everyone agrees on: Traffic here is terrible. With road improvement projects going ...

The budget proposed by Arizona's legislature once again offers tax cuts but you can't keep cutting taxes and expect to pay ...

The proposed cuts are estimated to save about $54 million. Superintendent Howard Hepburn and some school board members have ...