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LEADERS OF the largest  U.S. union of public-sector workers are vowing to fight efforts by state and local governments to balance their budgets with cuts to employee benefits even as voters have sided with that strategy. Above: Angel Taveras, mayor of Providence, center, signs an ordinance to overhaul the city's pension system and reduce its cost. / BLOOMBERG FILE PHOTO

Public sector workers digging in to save pensions under assault

WASHINGTON - Leaders of the largest U.S. union of public-sector workers are vowing to fight efforts by state and local governments to balance their...
THE U.S. SUPREME COURT signaled skepticism about a lawsuit by six states seeking to force five companies to cut their emissions of the gases that contribute to climate change. /

Supreme court signals rejection of climate change suits

WASHINGTON - The U.S. Supreme Court signaled skepticism about a lawsuit by six states seeking to force five companies including American Electric Power Co....

GAO asks for lender controls at U.S. Education Dept.

The U.S. Education Department has no oversight in place to monitor financial arrangements between colleges and lenders and has tried only twice in 20...

Subsidy cuts will raise student loan costs, banks say

Middle-income American families will pay more for college if lawmakers cut federal subsidies to lenders, limiting children’s chances for education, student-loan companies said last...
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