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Government investigators say the Food and Drug Administration is putting patients at risk by approving sensitive medical devices such as hip joints and heart defibrillators under the same streamlined system intended for power wheelchairs, stitches and catheters.

African Americans are optimistic about achieving their financial goals, even though they lack relationships with financial advisors.

The Hawaii Senate on Tuesday rejected a proposal to begin taxing pension income, greatly diminishing its chances of becoming law.

The North Carolina health insurance marketplace for individuals and small businesses taking shape is drawing howls from consumer advocates.

Michigan no longer would boast the nation's most generous tax breaks for seniors if a compromise plan to tax retirement income announced Tuesday becomes law.

Criticism is mounting against a Nebraska bill that would change the state body that resolves labor impasses between public worker unions and employers.

A bill that would end the practice of requiring non-union members to pay a share of collective bargaining costs in New Hampshire won the support of a key Senate committee Tuesday.

California was a pioneer in prohibiting tobacco use in the workplace during the 1990s, but the ban left loopholes that a state lawmaker now wants to close.