Middle-income adults living in the Golden State could see their health insurance premiums rise 30 percent next year because of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.

Stocks are mostly higher in midday trading on Wall Street, making up some of their losses from the day before.

Legislation authorizing $1.5 billion in bonds to bolster the Kansas pension system for teachers and government workers has stalled in the state Senate, and one advocate said Wednesday that the bill is dead in the water.

For the second consecutive month, the Randstad Employee Confidence Index moved up to 53.9 from 53.5 in March; however, confidence in the job market dropped slightly.