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South Carolina workers will have their maximum unemployment benefits slashed from 26 weeks to 20 under a measure headed to Gov. Nikki Haley's desk.

A month before a potential lockout, there was some reason for optimism about the NBA's labor situation.

The union representing Atlantic City, N.J. casino service employees is encouraging workers at Resorts Casino Hotel who took pay cuts last winter to apply for food stamps.

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Gov. John Hickenlooper cited concerns that children would lose coverage as he announced a veto Tuesday of a bill requiring some Colorado families to contribute more to a health insurance plan for low-income children.

Top House Republicans pressed President Barack Obama Wednesday for a detailed plan on budget cuts, and one leading lawmaker accused him of distorting a GOP Medicare proposal at the center of the partisan divide over spending.