Government And Institutions

The Republican-controlled House is on track to easily pass a bill Friday to approve the Keystone XL oil pipeline.

Two leading developers of genetically engineered corn have sued Maui County to stop a new law banning the cultivation of genetically modified organisms.

The owner of the struggling Trump Taj Mahal Casino Resort in Atlantic City, New Jersey, has filed court papers to close it by next month, making it the fifth of the city's 12 casinos to shut down this year.

A college in southeastern Ohio plans to lay off 36 people as officials struggle to make up for a $4.4 million budget deficit.

Something about the deal smelled fishy.

The United States and India have reached agreement on public stockpiling of food.

The Treasury Department releases a report on the federal budget for October.

The U.S. Labor Department reports on the number of people who applied for unemployment benefits last week.

New Hampshire's state universities want an additional $52 million next year to maintain a tuition freeze, give more scholarships to science and math students and lower tuition for some community-college transfer students.

A plan commissioned by Gov. Chris Christie to help Atlantic City calls for setting predictable tax payments for casinos, temporarily freezing taxes on non-gambling property, giving schools more aid if they reduce costs and temporarily halting contributions to employee pension plans.

The ride-sharing service Uber X has entered the Philadelphia market, running up against the same kind of opposition from regulators it has faced in cities around the country.

Nineteen automakers accounting for most of the passenger cars and trucks sold in the U.S. have signed onto a set of principles they say will protect motorists' privacy in an era when computerized cars pass along more information about their drivers than many motorists realize.

The federal government started the new budget year with a higher deficit in October but the increase reflected quirks in the calendar rather than a deterioration in the government's budget outlook.

North Dakota's Industrial Commission is considering new rules that could require oil companies to reduce the volatility of crude before it's loaded onto rail cars.

Two agricultural companies are suing Maui County to challenge a new law banning the cultivation of genetically modified organisms.

A lawyer advising North Carolina's environmental agency on rewriting rules governing cleanup at Duke Energy's coal ash dumps previously represented the electricity company on the same issue.

In a blend of crude oil and raw politics, Louisiana Sen. Mary Landrieu scrapped on Thursday for converts among fellow Democrats for legislation to approve the Keystone XL Pipeline before a runoff election that threatens to end her career in Congress.

A political gambit by an endangered Senate Democrat broke loose long-stalled legislation to force approval of the Keystone XL pipeline as the lame-duck Congress returned to a Capitol where results of last week's GOP blowout are still sinking in.

Gov. Maggie Hassan thanked workers who will be helping consumers sign up for insurance under President Barack Obama's health care overhaul law, praising their role Thursday in improving the health and financial well-being of New Hampshire residents.

Connecticut Gov. Dannel P.