The dove of peace had barely lit on the halls of Congress this week when Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., chased it away with down-the-party-lines National Labor Relations Board nomination gambit.

The number of obese adults remained constant at more than 78 million in the United States for 2011 to 2012.

A white paper from Colonial Life & Accident Insurance Co. advises employers they need to look at their benefits plan from a holistic viewpoint if they want it to serve as a recruiting and retention tool.

Arkansas lawmakers advanced proposals Thursday to increase funding for teacher insurance, as they opened a special session aimed at reducing rate increases of up to 50 percent set to hit next year.