Matheson: lawmakers need to help rising number of uninsured

One in every eight children in Utah is without health insurance, according to a report released Wednesday, and U.S. Rep Jim Matheson said lawmakers need to step in and help.

Daschle to take health post, another familiar face

Barack Obama is enlisting former Senate leader Tom Daschle as his health secretary, embracing a third Washington insider in the early stages of Cabinet-building by the president-elect who promised change.

UAW president says auto industry in crisis

Testifying before the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee Tuesday, United Auto Workers President Ron Gettelfinger didn't mince words about the auto industry's need for Congress to approve a ...

Community workers protest size of raises

GILROY Dozens of employees from Rebekah Children's Services and fellow union members from other area nonprofits picketed in north Gilroy this afternoon to protest what they view as paltry wage increases.

Idaho Unemployment Insurance Tax to Jump 70%

The severe economic downturn that has put an unprecedented number of workers in line for unemployment benefits will drive the tax rates employers pay to support the benefit program up 70 percent in 2009.

Michigan unemployment climbs to 16-year high

The nation's worsening economic outlook took a further toll on Michigan's battered labor markets during October, pushing the state's unemployment rate to a level not seen in 16 years.

Sony Starts 'Green Glove' Service

Recognizing that most consumers don't bother to properly dispose of their old TVs, Sony has launched its "Green Glove" service.

EPA to expand Silver Valley mine cleanup

KELLOGG, Idaho - A massive federal cleanup of mine waste that's been going on in northern Idaho for more than a decade will start moving from residential areas to more remote regions, U.S. Environmental ...

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Bush's Legacy: European Socialism

The results of the G-20 economic summit amount to nothing less than the seamless integration of the United States into the European economy.

SEC to vote on rules for credit rating agencies

Federal regulators are adopting new rules designed to stem conflicts of interest in Wall Street's credit rating industry and make the business more transparent.

U.S. regulators face fight on IFRS accounting cost

Just four days after releasing a formal "roadmap" proposal to move U.S. companies to international accounting rules, U.S. regulators are facing a slew of complaints about the millions of dollars it would cost ...