Oil prices to fuel state budget woes

AUGUSTA : State revenue forecasters are working to determine just how much worse an already bad situation can get if oil prices don't come down sharply.

Report Rejects Medicare Boast of Paring Fraud

Medicare's top officials said in 2006 that they had reduced the number of fraudulent and improper claims paid by the agency, keeping billions of dollars out of the hands of people trying to game the system.

Signatures certified; beverage tax repeal headed for ballot

AUGUSTA : A veto of taxes on beer, wine, soda and health insurance passed at the end of the legislative session to fund the state's subsidized insurance plan known as DirigoChoice will appear on the November ...

Houston Chronicle Working column: Complications in pregnancy case

Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) Aug. 21--When the hospital manager at Aggieland Animal Health Clinic discovered that one of the technicians was pregnant, she said her first thought was safety.

ArcelorMittal contests safety violation

ArcelorMittal is appealing to an administrative law judge the alleged safety violations and fine issued by the state in connection with the August 2007 flash fire at its Burns Harbor plant.

Bennigan's, Steak & Ale and Tavern workers struck by sudden loss of...

Bennigan's, Steak & Ale and Tavern workers struck by sudden loss of health insurance Aug.

Companies To End Lead Wheel Weight Use In Calif.

An Oakland environmental group announced Wednesday that Chrysler LLC and three auto-parts makers have agreed to end their use of lead wheel weights in California.

EPA highlights areas of air quality concern

Utah's governor and the federal Environmental Protection Agency are at odds over which areas of Utah ought to be labeled as having too much of the kind of foul air that can aggravate people with heart and lung ...

Oregon towns face federal crackdown on wood stoves

Oakridge and Klamath Falls in Southern Oregon may face new restrictions on the use of wood stoves.

Cox: All ARS Dealers Scrutinized

Securities and Exchange Commission chairman Christopher Cox said yesterday that state and federal regulators made it a top priority to investigate major firms' sales of auction-rate securities to retail ...

A few speculators dominate vast market for oil trading

Regulators had long classified a private Swiss energy conglomerate called Vitol as a trader that primarily helped industrial firms that needed oil to run their businesses.

Nasdaq warns SemGroup Energy Partners not in compliance

SemGroup Energy Partners LP confirmed Wednesday that is has received a letter from the Nasdaq Stock Market warning it is not in compliance with listing rules because it has not filed certain forms with the ...