Low-wage workers plan to march next week in Manhattan to ask for higher salaries, better working conditions and a raise of the state's minimum wage.

Seniors with Medicare are torn on their feelings about the Supreme Court upholding the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.

For Gov. Rick Perry, saying "no" to the federal health care law could also mean turning away up to 1.3 million Texans, nearly half the uninsured people who could be newly eligible for coverage in his state.

Aging populations and rising health care costs are inflating pension expenses, limiting states' ability to pay for law enforcement, schools and transportation.