A jury awarded a former Upper Iowa University employee more than $1.1 million in back wages and damages, finding she was wrongly fired by the school while she was dealing with depression and other problems.

U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius says she's eager to work with the state to find ways to ease the financial strain of rising Medicaid costs.

Parkland Memorial Hospital will find out by the end of the month whether it will keep its Medicare funding.

Democratic Gov. Steve Beshear is still working on a way to make a $28 million interest payment due in just over a month on a $900 million federal loan that has kept Kentucky's unemployment insurance program afloat.

The University of Wyoming Board of Trustees has approved a budget request that includes $20.15 million in faculty and staff salary increases.

An analysis by the Manhattan Institute says New York's cities will be hit especially hard by rising public pension costs.

New Mexico's unemployment rate fell for the fifth straight month in July.

Federal officials say they will announce a grant to help finance job training programs in Bridgeport, Conn.