From a small tick up to a big bump, Minnesota lawmakers anxious to boost the state's minimum wage start making their case to colleagues this week.

A survey of rural bankers in 10 Midwest and Plains states suggests slow economic growth is ahead.

A federal judge in Pittsburgh says United States Steel Corp. can randomly test new employees for drugs and alcohol, rejecting a challenge by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission which sued claiming a worker was fired when she falsely tested positive for drinking because she was diabetic.

Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker is proposing hiring 710 new state employees over the next two years.

House Minority Whip Steny Hoyer says Congress must "put aside ideological constraints" and resolve differences over taxes, budget and spending.

Lockheed Martin Corp. will pay $19.5 million to settle a lawsuit claiming that the defense contractor misled investors.

A coalition of investors said Wednesday that it filed a shareowner proposal that would split the chairman and CEO roles held by James Dimon at JPMorgan Chase since 2006.

State employees in South Carolina would pay more for health care under the House Ways and Means budget plan.