Government And Institutions

Oracle Corp. has sued the state of Oregon in a fight over the state's health insurance exchange, saying government officials are using the technology company's software despite $23 million in disputed bills.

Nevada Assembly Speaker Marilyn Kirkpatrick says it's too early to say whether a huge package of tax breaks and incentives needed to land Tesla Motors Inc.'s lithium battery factory will have smooth sailing at a special legislative session next week.

To bring electric cars to the masses, Tesla Motors will use an expanse of desert where wild mustangs still roam for a factory that the company projects will crank out enough batteries to power 500,000 vehicles annually by decade's end.

A Silicon Valley company is paying more than $43,000 in back wages and penalties after labor regulators found eight employees imported from India were being treated like they were in an overseas sweat shop while they were working on a special project in the U.S.

President Barack Obama on Monday waded into the debate over "net neutrality" by suggesting that Internet service should be regulated more heavily to protect consumers.

A federal judge has approved a $415 million settlement to resolve a class-action lawsuit alleging Apple, Google, Intel and two other Silicon Valley companies illegally conspired to prevent them from getting better job offers.

Texas Gov. Rick Perry has distributed $205 million in taxpayer money to scores of technology startups using a pet program designed to bring high-paying jobs and innovation to the nation's second most-populous state.

As companies are preparing to grapple with new regulations under the Affordable Care Act, a business-backed bill in California is aiming to allow small businesses to keep non-compliant plans for an extra year.

Let's say President Barack Obama gets his way and high-speed Internet service providers are governed by the same U.S. regulations imposed on telephone companies 80 years ago.

Crystal O’Conner, the Indiana pizza owner, who refuses to cater gay weddings, is rolling in the dough, literally. Through Friday she has received over $500,000 in donations which continue to pour in. During an appearance on Fox Business Network’s CAVUTO she responded to her critics

Small businesses interested in signing up for insurance through the federal SHOP exchange will not be able to submit online applications until November.

Across the country, insurance brokers are scooping up insurance-related domain names and are looking to make money off consumers’ ObamaCare confusion.

It is important to recognize that some small business owners have an uphill battle to meet the requirements of the ACA. But it’s not all doom and gloom. Here’s what you need to know.

The Obama Administration lowered the boom this week on those companies seeking to relocate outside of the U.S.  in order to avoid or lessen a hefty tax bill.

California Governor Jerry Brown on Monday was expected to sign into a law a plan to raise the minimum wage from $10 to $15 an hour by the year 2023.

The CIA could use a good CEO right about now as the clandestine agency struggles with bad bosses...

MetLife Inc. scored a major victory on Wednesday for American tax payers and perhaps the U.S. financial system as a federal judge ruled the insurance giant is not “too big to fail” and should not be subjected to the stricter capital requirements implemented after the 2008 mortgage meltdown.

SACRAMENTO, Calif., March 30 (Reuters) - A plan to raise California's minimum wage to $15 passed its first legislative hurdle on Wednesday, clearing a key committee and putting the state on track to become the first in the nation to commit to such a large raise for the working poor.

Milwaukee County Sheriff David Clarke supports patrolling Muslim neighborhoods, and suggests U.S. law enforcement has already been successfully invoking this type of policing.

A U.S. district court judge on Monday struck down a tax levied by Puerto Rico on retailer Wal-Mart Stores, dealing a blow to the debt-laden U.S. territory's efforts to shore up its finances.