Government And Institutions

Congressional Republicans are poised to deal a sharp blow to their traditional allies in the business community by allowing the federal Export-Import Bank to go out of business at the end of the month.

A federal proposal to reduce the amount of renewable fuels required in gasoline would have a stifling impact on the ethanol industry and goes against the intentions of Congress when it set the standards eight years ago, opponents of the suggested changes said.

Operators of surgery centers across Connecticut are working to persuade state lawmakers to scrap a new tax in the Democratic budget they claim will prompt some facilities to close.

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Congressional Republicans are pushing back against proposed dietary guidelines that urge Americans to consider the environment when deciding what foods to eat.

Closing arguments are expected in the trial of a Jersey City nonprofit that was sued for claiming it could turn gays into heterosexuals.

Gov. Jerry Brown has approved a spending plan that uses California's growing surplus to fund new anti-poverty initiatives.

Senators are expressing anger and exasperation with Takata Corp. and federal auto safety regulators over defective air bag inflators that have prompted the largest auto-safety recall in U.S. history.

Senate Republicans have slashed almost $1 billion from a program that helps state and local governments provide affordable housing in a bill funding housing and transportation.

The Rhode Island Senate on Tuesday approved a bill that would create a new toll on large commercial trucks to raise money for repairs to deteriorating bridges.

A proposal by Ohio lawmakers would do away with taxes on feminine care products.

A bill that would establish a financial control board to oversee the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority was given the green light Tuesday by a key legislative panel, but Gov. Charlie Baker signaled that the measure fell short of what he considered necessary to fix the troubled transit system.

The tension of budget season spilled over Tuesday into heated exchanges at back-to-back rallies at the Pennsylvania Capitol on the virtues of the state's Marcellus Shale industry and public schools.

Backers of President Barack Obama's trade agenda are imploring key senators to stand by their previous votes when they revisit the issue in a showdown on Tuesday.

The Democrat-led Legislature is advancing a multibillion-dollar budget, setting up what lawmakers expect will be a line-item veto by Republican Gov. Chris Christie.

TPA, TAA, TPP — It's an alphabetical mix on trade that requires an explanation.

The House has approved a bipartisan bill to update regulation of harmful chemicals for the first time in nearly 40 years.

Duke Energy plans to excavate and move coal ash from a dozen more waste ponds in North Carolina, the company said Tuesday, as it works to excavate or safely close pits seeping millions of gallons of contaminated wastewater each day.

The International Monetary Fund is projecting that bailed-out Cyprus' economy will grow by a modest 0.2 percent this year after contracting for three years.

A federal court has ruled in favor of tough new regulations for career training programs, dealing a major blow to the for-profit college industry.