North Dakota Republicans' gripes about the new federal health care law aren't stopping them from spending $1 million to implement a key part of it.

Health insurer Humana Inc. said it will start offering a 25-cent quarterly cash dividend, its first since 1993.

Big contribution increases for North Dakota's teacher pension funds in the next four years have won approval in the state House.

Age may be an asset at work, or no issue at all, according to an AP-LifeGoesStrong.com poll.

Advocates for universal health care plan to rally at the state Capitol in an attempt to save Connecticut's planned SustiNet system.

Advocates for universal health care plan to rally at the state Capitol in an attempt to save Connecticut's planned SustiNet system.

Texas teacher retirement fund's investment managers received more than $8.2 million in bonuses this year, more than double what every other state agency's top employees have received combined since 2007.

Montana House Speaker Mike Milburn and Gov. Brian Schweitzer said Thursday that headway was being made in budget talks, but there is no deal in place yet as the governor tries to rewrite the Republican offering by Saturday.