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New York needs a dedicated stream of funding to help fill the "catastrophic lack" of legal services for the poor, despite recent judicial efforts and volunteer work by lawyers that have helped, state Attorney General Eric Schneiderman said Thursday.

Medicare routinely refilled pain pills and other restricted medications that are barred by federal law from renewal without a fresh prescription, government inspectors said in a report Thursday.

Union attorneys have asked a Madison, Wis. judge to let stand a ruling that Republican Gov. Scott Walker's collective bargaining changes are unconstitutional.

I wanted to tackle a more fundamental question this week. Lost in the smoke and rhetoric of Romney's candid camera appearance was his reference to health care: Are we entitled to health care?

About 7 in 10 Americans think President Barack Obama's health care law will go fully into effect with some changes, ranging from minor to major alterations, an Associated Press-GfK poll finds.

After settling a lawsuit again Hao Hao Inc., which did business as Hao Hao Restaurant in Austin, Texas, the U.S. Department of Labor has recovered more than $70,000 owed to 10 employees for violations of the minimum wage, overtime and child labor provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act.