Government And Institutions

New York's recent decision to ban fracking is hardly seen as a big loss for the nation's production of natural gas.

Republicans in Congress and a state supreme court have thrown the political hot potato known as Keystone XL straight back onto President Barack Obama's lap.

Just two years ago, the little town of Sweetwater, Texas, seemed to be on the brink of a transformation.

President Barack Obama wants publicly funded community college available to all Americans, a sweeping proposal that would make higher education as accessible as a high school diploma to boost weak U.S. wages and skills for the modern workforce.

Mexico's dominant telephone company says it will oppose a nearly $1 million fine imposed by regulators for the company's purportedly commercial alliance with a pay TV provider.

Trade pacts have a way of creating odd politics.

Local governments would be prohibited from placing restrictions on large livestock facilities in most rural areas of the state under a bill being considered in the Indiana Senate.

House Republicans are on track to easily pass legislation to authorize the construction of the Keystone XL oil pipeline, moving the GOP-led Congress closer to a clash with President Barack Obama.

A New Hampshire finance company has agreed to pay $500,000 to the state Bureau of Securities Regulation and Banking Department after the agencies alleged it violated the law.

With Kansas facing projected budget shortfalls of more than $710 million in the current budget and for the 2016 fiscal year, Gov. Sam Brownback's office said Friday that he intends to present a "structurally balanced budget proposal" next week for the next two fiscal years.

China has banned drivers of private cars from offering services through ride-hailing apps, throwing up a new hurdle to Uber Technologies Ltd.'s global expansion.

The Bank of North Dakota, the nation's only state-owned bank, set an earnings record for the 11th straight year in 2014, bringing in more than $111 million in profits, the bank's president reported Friday.

A wide gulf between how Republicans, Democrats and business groups want to tackle the state's multibillion-dollar backlog of road and bridge repairs all but guarantees that what's been billed as the biggest fight of the 2015 legislative session will live up to the hype.

U.S. stocks are opening higher following good news on jobs and more hopes of stimulus in Europe.

At least 30 food and agriculture American companies and associations announced Thursday they will push Congress to end the embargo the United States imposed on Cuba in 1962.

The Senate has approved legislation to renew a federal program that is credited with reviving the market for insurance against terrorist attacks after its collapse in the aftermath of the 9/11 attacks.

Despite a veto threat from the White House, a key Senate committee is expected to advance a bill approving the Keystone XL oil pipeline closer to a Senate vote.

Funding for Indiana schools would increase slightly over the next two years, with much of that money going toward additional spending for private school vouchers and charter schools under Republican Gov. Mike Pence's budget proposal released Thursday.

New York City plans to ban food establishments from using plastic foam containers starting July 1.

A judge has decided the state of Washington has the authority to bring a consumer protection lawsuit against a florist who refused to provide flowers for a gay wedding.