Government And Institutions

Utility executives and officials have been warning for years that the lack of natural gas pipelines in New England threatens to drive up power prices, and now Connecticut's largest utility is asking state regulators to approve a rate increase.

Cable company stocks fell sharply Monday after President Obama called for the Federal Communications Commission to reclassify Internet access as a utility.

A federal administrative law judge in Baltimore has given preliminary approval to a $6.6 million settlement for more than 570 current and former Social Security Administration employees with disabilities.

The cartons of Marlboros, cans of Skoal and packs of Swisher Sweets are hard to miss stacked near the entrance of Vincent's Country Store, but maybe not for much longer: All tobacco products could become contraband if local health officials get their way.

Protesters are demanding the resignation of the head of Hungary's tax collection agency and some of her colleagues after the United States issued entry bans against them because of suspected links to corruption.

President Barack Obama's influence at home is fading quickly, so he's looking into the distance to China.

President Barack Obama says world leaders have made good progress in resolving remaining obstacles to completing the Trans-Pacific Partnership.

Republican Gov. Sam Brownback and the GOP-dominated Legislature will get new revenue projections that are expected to make the state's budget problems look worse and intensify discussions about trimming spending.

Asian stock markets were mostly higher Monday after the release of strong U.S. jobs figures and weekend data showing China's exports remained on an upward trend.

More than possible computer woes lurk as HealthCare.gov's second open enrollment season begins this coming Saturday.

Lower taxes for medical device makers.

Regulators closed a small lender in California on Friday, marking the 17th U.S. bank failure this year after 24 closures in 2013.

Saying that good ideas don't necessarily come from one party, President Barack Obama said Friday that bipartisan cooperation to advance a variety of issues is possible as long as the White House and a Republican-run "set politics aside for a moment." Three days after midterm elections that were brutal for Democrats, Obama invited 16 top-ranking lawmakers to a postelection White House luncheon to search for territory ripe for compromise.

Providing more funding to fix Iowa's crumbling roads is a top priority, Gov. Terry Branstad said Thursday, noting that he's open to all options, which could include raising the state's fuel tax.

A U.S. judge is looking for ways to streamline the decade-old legal battle over claims that Jordan-based Arab Bank aided terrorism.

Atlantic City will soon get $32 million in unpaid taxes from the former Revel Casino Hotel.

Asian stock markets were cheered Friday by a record close on Wall Street and talk of further stimulus efforts from the European Central Bank.

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

Falling crude oil prices could darken an otherwise bright revenue picture for Oklahoma, the state treasurer said Wednesday.

The North Carolina panel developing rules on hydraulic fracturing agreed Thursday that regulators should have the explicit ability to halt work if there are violations at a drilling operation.