State begins fiscal year without budget

BATON ROUGE - As of Tuesday, state government has been effectively running on a need-to-pay basis because there's no budget in place.

Kinder: Mo. officials shouldn't be consultants

House Speaker Rod Jetton, once one of the most powerful lawmakers because of his position, has become a political target for fellow Republicans campaigning for office.

Pa. lawmakers compromise on bill to require autism insurance, address Blues merger

Parents of autistic children would be able to pay for behavioral therapy and related services with private health insurance starting next year, under legislation that strikes a compromise between the insurance ...

But Unemployment Did Not Increase

The latest Employment Situation Summary was released a couple of hours ago: Nonfarm payroll employment continued to trend down in June , while the unemployment rate held at 5.5 percent, the Bureau of Labor ...

Justice slow in whistle-blower suits

Hundreds of whistle-blower cases against U.S. government contractors and drug-makers are backlogged because the Justice Department can't keep up, lawyers say.

Mosaic restaurant settles harassment suit

The downtown restaurant Mosaic has settled a federal lawsuit that alleged that two former bartenders were sexually harassed on an almost-daily basis.

Accenture Report Upholds EPA Data-Center Findings

News By James Niccolai A report from Accenture that looks at the impact of emerging technologies on reducing power consumption in data centers has largely upheld the findings in a study published last year by ...

Supreme Court denies victims' request in BP case

The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday denied a request by victims of a deadly 2005 explosion at a BP PLC plant to stop a settlement in the case.

Gov. Perry sought EPA waiver after poultry producer's donation

AUSTIN - An East Texas poultry producer gave $100,000 to a group chaired by Gov.

Liquidnet Files for IPO

Liquidnet, an electronic network provider for dark pools that let firms anonymously trade large blocks of stock without traditional brokers and exchanges, filed a registration with the Securities and Exchange ...

SEC taps trading and markets unit co-head

The Securities and Exchange Commission has tapped Daniel M. Gallagher as deputy director of the agency's Division of Trading and Markets, starting July 21.

Dish Network Shares Slide Following AT&T Pull Out

Dish Network shares fell $2.20 a share, or 8%, to $26.91 Wednesday, one day after confirming that AT&T would stop reselling its satellite TV services at year's end when the two companies' 2003 pact expires.