New rules, tests proposed for public aid

People who receive public assistance would be subject to random testing for drugs or nicotine and would have to perform community service under new requirements being considered by Mississippi lawmakers.

Alabama Legislature Enters 2nd Year With GOP Control

The Alabama Legislature is preparing toA enter its second regular session since Republicans took control inA 2010 for the first time in more than a century.

Latest illnesses point to raw milk's popularity

An outbreak of bacterial infections on the East Coast illustrates the popularity of raw, unpasteurized milk despite strong warnings from public health officials about the potential danger.

Discrimination complaints drop locally

The Norfolk office of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission received 968 complaints in fiscal 2011, down 5.6 percent from 1,025 the year before, the agency reported a week ago.

Women's army fights graft

Jamshedpur, Feb. 4: A five-day training session on Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme has led to the formation of a 60-member squad of vigilante women who have already managed to blow the lid off several irregularities in the implementation of Centre's flagship job scheme in remote corners of East Singhbhum.

Jobless Rate Drops, Long-Term Worries Remain

The American economy posted solid employment gains in January, although worries persist about the extent and the sustainability of the nation's belated "recovery,"cloud the long-term employment picture.

Stratford homeowners green light EPA testing

The homeowners association at Village Square Condominiums voted Thursday night to grant a federal agency permission to test the groundwater flowing beneath the property.

With Fox & Friends like this -- Does the EPA need Enemies?

It's almost like you need super-hero powers, just to see past the constant smokescreen that the "friends" of EPA keep spouting ... * Fox & Friends: EPA Is "Now Going To Hire 230,000 New Employees." Fox & Friends co-host Gretchen Carlson stated that the from all of these additional and new regulations." Steve Doocy added, " the EPA wants to somehow ... (more)

Greenfield wastewater treatment staff honored by Environmental Protection Agency

The staff of the city's wastewater treatment plant was recently selected by the federal Environmental Protection Agency for a 2011 Regional Wastewater Treatment Plant Excellence Award.

Carlyle drops class-action lawsuit ban as opposition mounts

Carlyle Group LP abandoned a plan to ban shareholders from filing class-action lawsuits after regulators threatened to block a stock sale the private-equity firm is seeking to complete as soon as April.

NOT-BREAKING: SEC Is a Doormat for Wall Street

Even as the Securities and Exchange Commission has stepped up its investigations of Wall Street in the last decade, the agency has repeatedly allowed the biggest firms to avoid punishments specifically meant to apply to fraud cases.

Hack Attack Nation

VeriSign dropped a lollapalooza last October in a Security and Exchange Commission filing: the company, which operates the registry for the .com and .net domains, was repeatedly hacked in 2010.A Nothing serious occurred, the company soothed in a press release this week.