UAW president says auto industry in crisis

Testifying before the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee Tuesday, United Auto Workers President Ron Gettelfinger didn't mince words about the auto industry's need for Congress to approve a ...

Blagojevich seeks new power to address budget woes

Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich wants new authority to help him deal with the state's crumbling budget.

Barbour: Rough economy calls for prudent budget

Gov. Haley Barbour, who has blocked efforts to increase tobacco taxes over the past few years, now proposes paying for part of the Mississippi budget next year with a two-tiered increase in the cigarette tax - ...

Michigan unemployment climbs to 16-year high

The nation's worsening economic outlook took a further toll on Michigan's battered labor markets during October, pushing the state's unemployment rate to a level not seen in 16 years.

Law - More on 'Workers' Religious Freedom vs. Patients' Rights'

Law - More on "Workers' Religious Freedom vs. Patients' Rights" Updating this ILB entry from July 31, quoting a Washington Post story that began: A Bush administration proposal aimed at protecting health-care ...

Alabama Attorney General announces conviction

Attorney General Troy King announced the conviction of an Anniston woman for first-degree theft.

Coal-plant fight going to federal court

Sunflower Electric Power Corp. now wants a federal court to clear the way for the construction of two coal-fired power plants in southwest Kansas.

Two U.Va. professors to join Obama transition team

Two University of Virginia law professors have been named members of President-elect Barack Obama's transition team.

Environmentalist try to stop coal-fired plant

Attorneys for 16 environmental groups trying to stop construction of a coal-fired power plant in western North Carolina say a new federal ruling will help their case.

SEC to vote on rules for credit rating agencies

Federal regulators are adopting new rules designed to stem conflicts of interest in Wall Street's credit rating industry and make the business more transparent.

U.S. regulators face fight on IFRS accounting cost

Just four days after releasing a formal "roadmap" proposal to move U.S. companies to international accounting rules, U.S. regulators are facing a slew of complaints about the millions of dollars it would cost ...

Cuban & the SEC

The Securities and Exchange Commission says Mark Cuban, a Mt. Lebanon native, improperly used confidential information to, in June 2004, unload his majority stake in the Mamma.com Internet search engine site ...