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By Carla K. Johnson |
May 22, 2012
Illinois moved closer to drastic Medicaid cuts Monday with proposed legislation that could excise nearly $1.4 billion from the state's program by shrinking benefits, such as regular adult dental care, and cutting payments to most hospitals and nursing homes.
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By The Associated Press |
May 22, 2012
California State University employees who make more than $200,000 annually would have their salaries capped under a bill approved by the state Senate.
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By Kevin Freking |
May 22, 2012
Richard Carmona arrived in Washington a political novice in 2002 and left four years later scarred and frustrated. He didn't go quietly.
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By Dale Wetzel |
May 18, 2012
The new trust fund, overseen by the state's Retirement and Investment Office, uses a conservative investment philosophy that excludes stocks.
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By Kathy Barks Hoffman |
May 17, 2012
The money may be set aside in case the state loses legal fights over collecting income taxes on public pensions or having state workers pay more of their pension costs.
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By Seanna Adcox |
May 17, 2012
All employees would contribute more, and the plan also eliminates a retirement program that allows workers to officially retire but remain on the job to accumulate benefits.
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By Andrew Taylor |
May 17, 2012
Democrats controlling the Senate rejected for the second year in a row Wednesday a budget plan passed by House Republicans.
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By Lolita C. Baldor |
May 17, 2012
Army leaders are launching a sweeping, independent review of how the service evaluates soldiers with possible post-traumatic stress disorder following recent complaints that some PTSD diagnoses were improperly overturned.
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May 16, 2012
The Ohio Senate is getting ready to take up legislation aimed at shoring up several of the state's five public pension funds.
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By The Associated Press |
May 16, 2012
A Senate committee has approved legislation to give benefits to same-sex partners of federal workers.
