The Alabama Legislature moved a step closer Thursday night to passing an Arizona-style law that would crack down on illegal immigrants and on employers who hire them.

WellCare Health Plans Inc. said Friday its first-quarter earnings more than tripled as the government health insurance provider saw a big membership gain in Medicare prescription drug plans compared to last year, when enrollment fell mainly due to marketing sanctions from the federal government.

The Hawaii Legislature is approving a measure overhauling the state's underfunded pension system by reducing benefits of new public employees hired.

What would we ever do without California? I can’t think of another state more inept at balancing its budget. Hell, they make the feds look like penny pinchers.