Government And Institutions

More than seven years — and $31 million — past its original deadline, New Hampshire's Medicaid billing system is up for federal certification this month, the final step in a long-delayed process to ensure thousands of doctors and hospitals get reimbursed for Medicaid care in a timely manner.

Gov. Scott Walker has transformed Wisconsin politics, winning three elections in four years and signing laws that weaken unions, crippling a key ally of the Democratic Party.

Idaho lawmakers remain hopeful they can find a viable solution to address the state's transportation funding shortfall despite multiple failed proposals.

The state budget director has raised questions about the Ohio Elections Commission's handling of revenue as the agency struggles to make its payroll.

The state agency responsible for economic development across New York says companies last year created 76 of the nearly 2,100 new jobs promised over five years in return for tax breaks under the Cuomo administration's Start-Up NY program.

A former executive at Swiss bank UBS AG has pleaded guilty to a conspiracy charge as part of a long-running U.S. investigation into tax evasion using secret accounts.

Cyprus' president says that the last few remaining restrictions on transferring money out of the country will be eliminated next week.

Thousands of Connecticut taxpayers could potentially receive a lucrative financial windfall.

Asian stock markets were mostly higher in holiday-abbreviated trading Friday following gains on Wall Street as investors awaited American jobs data.

The state Supreme Court has upheld a court order barring a Wyoming ranch from operating as a youth facility after it took in delinquent boys without a state license.

President Barack Obama is unhappy about plans by Republicans who control Congress to repeal the estate tax.

U.S. stocks moved higher in early trading Thursday, rebounding after a two-day slide.

Five oil companies must reduce their production at certain wells in North Dakota as a penalty for burning off more natural gas than allowed last month, a spokeswoman for the state's Oil and Gas Division said.

The fund that pays for New Jersey roads and bridges will be broke after the next fiscal year, the state's top transportation official said Thursday.

A deal in the legal battle over the state's 2011 landmark public pension system overhaul was unveiled in court Thursday, affecting about 59,000 past and present state employees.

A plan from the Senate's top budget official aimed at limiting costs in the fastest-grown parts of the state's budget faced criticism from some Republican lawmakers even it moved forward Thursday.

Democratic Gov. Dannel P.

Kansas is expected to issue $1 billion in bonds later this year to bolster its pension system for teachers and government workers.

The Chicago Cubs don't have to stop construction on a Wrigley Field video board that will block game views of adjacent rooftop clubs in the urban neighborhood, a federal judge ruled Thursday.

Ohio's governor has put in place new rules that should help cut down on the pollutants feeding the algae in Lake Erie.