MA Lawmakers Approve Gay Medicaid

Massachusetts, the first state to legalize gay marriage, took another step toward full equality yesterday : The Massachusetts state Senate on Wednesday passed a bill granting married same-sex couples equal ...

New brownfields law boosts cleanup credits

ALBANY - Gov. David Paterson signed legislation yesterday that will provide more incentives to clean up polluted sites, cap tax credits for redevelopment to limit the state's liability and increase fiscal ...

Amerigroup settles Medicaid lawsuit over denial of coverage to pregnant women for $225 million

Amerigroup on Tuesday said it will enter a $225 million settlement agreement with Illinois and the federal government over allegations that it denied coverage to eligible pregnant women, the Baltimore Sun ...

Cautious reaction to suggested changes in disability rules

New regulations proposed under the Americans with Disabilities Act have both business groups and the disabled worried.

New disability regs prompt chorus of concern

When people ask whether it's accessible for the disabled, owner Jerry Doser says he jokingly tells them, "No, but I'll paint some lines in the parking lot and put some cups out there and then you can play." ...

Minimum wage rises 30 cents to $6.55

About 15,500 Montana workers will see their wages rise by 30 cents an hour starting Thursday because of an increase in the state minimum wage, the state Department of Labor and Industry estimates.

Senators object to impending Yazoo pumps veto

Just when it looked like the Yazoo Backwater Project was dead, Mississippi's senators are trying to bring it back from the brink.

Laurel Springs man, firm guilty in bid-rigging case

A Laurel Springs man and his company pleaded guilty Wednesday to bid-rigging, fraud and tax charges, officials said.

A regulatory blueprint for nanotech oversight

Wednesday, July 23, 2008 A regulatory blueprint for nanotech oversight PR Newswire WASHINGTON, July 23, 2008 /PRNewswire-USNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Former EPA Official Highlights Shortcomings of Current Federal ...

SEC's Atkins Tackles Shareholder Rights

In his last public appearance as a member of the Securities and Exchange Commission, Commissioner Paul Atkins said that, with regards to shareholder rights, the agency "would be wise to continue to respect the ...

Optiver accused of energy price manipulation

Federal regulators accused a Dutch trading firm, its chief executive and two other top employees Thursday of manipulating energy futures contracts on the New York Mercantile Exchange.

SEC moves to freeze assets of investment adviser

Federal regulators are moving to freeze the assets of a Hillsborough investment adviser accused of stealing more than $20 million from investors.