Obama administration buys $700K health care ad

Read more: National , Politics , Politico , Politics , Obama Administration , Healthcare , Health Care , Health Care Reform , Advertising , 2010 Elections , Health Insurance In the wake of two polls showing seniors skeptical of health reform, the Obama administration has made a $700,000 national cable ad buy, featuring Andy Griffith talking about ...

Solon woman charged with health care fraud; investigators could seek more charges

A 54-year-old Solon woman was charged with health care fraud in connection with a scheme through which prosecutors say insurance companies were overbilled or charged for services to the elderly that were not provided.

Paperwork nightmare: A struggle to fix new law

Talk about a paperwork nightmare: Tucked into the massive new health care law is a demand that nearly 40 million U.S. businesses file tax forms for every vendor that sells them more than $600 in goods.

Jury: HibTac did not discriminate against deaf man

A federal jury in Duluth says Hibbing Taconite Co. did not discriminate against a deaf job applicant.

SCC sets hearing on worker's compensation level adjustments

The State Corporation Commission will hold a hearing about a proposal to decrease the premium levels for worker's compensation insurance.

Disability rights

It would be easy to miss some things that have happened since President George H.W. Bush signed the Americans with Disabilities Act 20 years ago.

Worker death in Sewickley ruled accident

Two months ago, Jack Hogan spent three days at Heritage Valley Sewickley hospital wearing a tuxedo and celebrating the birth of his daughter, carrying on a tradition his late father started.

EPA, Corps of Engineers to Consider Stream Function in Surface Mine Permitting Decisions

Environmental group: This ends the practice of replacing streams covered by fill with drainage ditches.

EPA to Crack Down on Farm Dust

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is considering a crackdown on farm dust, so 21 senators have signed a letter addressing their concerns on the possible regulations.

BlueLinx largest shareholder to attempt takeover

Cerberus ABP Investors, an affiliate of Cerberus Capital Management, has announced in a July 22 filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission that it intends to make a tender offer for all of the outstanding publicly held shares of BlueLinx Holdings Inc.

Wealthy Dallas brothers become SEC fraud target

TEXT SIZE The Associated Press Brothers Charles and Sam Wyly, born a year apart during the Great Depression, almost always have been joined at the hip.

WaPo Puts GOP Donor Scandal on Front Page, But Buried Dem Donor Scandal

Some very persuasive evidence of a double standard at work in The Washington Post came to light today.