Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar

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  Promises, promises: Social Security pledge at risk

  By Stephen Ohlemacher  |  April 30, 2013

  President Obama and Congress are still looking for ways to control the spiraling cost of Social Security and Medicare.

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  In budget fight, sky is falling again

  By Calvin Woodward  |  February 26, 2013

  Or maybe not. The impact of the sequester could be softer than hyped.

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  Overreaching in the State of the Union?

  By Calvin Woodward  |  February 13, 2013

  President Obama did some cherry-picking Tuesday night in defense of his record on jobs and laid out a conditional path to citizenship for illegal immigrants that may be less onerous than he made it sound.

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  Business CEOs call for raising retirement age

  By Stepehen Ohlemacher  |  January 17, 2013

  The Business Roundtable’s plan would protect those 55 and older from cuts, but younger workers would face significant changes.

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  Arizona governor to expand Medicaid program

  By Bob Christie  |  January 15, 2013

  Jan Brewer, a Republican, has surprised lawmakers in her state by deciding to take PPACA money.

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  Utah governor: Make our existing exchange our PPACA exchange

  By Brady McCombs  |  December 12, 2012

  The Utah exchange serves 7,600 people at 318 small businesses.

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  Fact check: Slips in vice presidential debate

  By Calvin Woodward  |  October 12, 2012

  A look at the political claims made during Thursday's debate — some of which didn't tell the full story.

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  Fact check: presidential debate missteps

  By Calvin Woodward, Associated Press  |  October 4, 2012

  An AP team takes a stab at verifying what the candidates said.

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  Romney: Mass. Health Plan Better Than Obama's

  By NICHOLAS RICCARDI, Associated Press  |  August 24, 2012

  The GOP candidate says the Bay State program was a state program developed with bipartisan support.

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  The PPACA Effect: How Stocks Will Fare in Court Ruling on Health Law

  By Bernard Condon  |  June 23, 2012

  For some companies, overturning the law could mean less profit, not more.