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States attack 'Obamacare' with birth control bills

Peter Westerman | February 20, 2012

Republican lawmakers in a handful of states are opening another front in the war against President Obama's health care overhaul, seizing on the hot-button issue of birth control with bills that would allow insurance companies to ignore new federal rules requiring them to cover contraception.

Dems, GOP look to play offense after payroll fight

Peter Westerman | February 20, 2012

Bruised from the payroll tax cut brawl, congressional Republicans want to change the subject and push legislation they say would create jobs by promoting transportation and energy projects, cutting business taxes and helping companies raise capital.

For boomers, it's a new era of 'work til you drop'

Peter Westerman | February 20, 2012

When Paula Symons joined the U.S. workforce in 1972, typewriters in her office clacked nonstop, people answered the telephones and the hot new technology revolutionizing communication was the fax machine.

More than 11,500 available jobs in central Florida

Peter Westerman | February 20, 2012

Among the 162 companies surveyed in central Florida, there are more than 11,500 job available, according to the Central Florida Employment Outlook Survey for 2012 conducted by Orlandojobs.com.

Wages growing in oil, gas industry

Peter Westerman | February 20, 2012

Oil and Gas Salary Guide reveals an industry brimming with confidence despite worldwide concerns over the global economy. The average global salary for full-time oil and gas professionals is now $80,458 per year, marking a growth of 6.1 percent over the last year, according to the Oil and Gas Salary...