U.S. government

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  Michigan Legislature starts passing budget plans

  By David Eggert  |  April 25, 2013

  Lawmakers began setting the table Wednesday for how to spend $49 billion in the next Michigan budget.

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  Prudential fined for failed bid for AIG’s Asia arm

  By Danica Kirka  |  March 27, 2013

  The company’s chief executive was also censured over the handling of its failed attempt to buy the Asian subsidiary of AIG in 2010.

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  Kill your 401(k), conservative author says

  By Gil Weinrich  |  March 19, 2013

  The beleaguered 401(k) continues to fall under unrelenting pressure from every direction.

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  Could employers help cut SSDI claims?

  By Allison Bell  |  March 14, 2013

  Some tactics could increase discrimination against workers with disabilities, a witness warns.

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  Disability Insurance Observer: The new 30

  By Allison Bell  |  March 6, 2013

  The calendar on the wall may not always be in sync with the calendar in the heart.

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  Advanced breast cancer attacks more young women

  By Lindsey Tanner  |  February 28, 2013

  In 2009, researchers counted 800 advanced cases in women under 40.

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  GAO: PPACA could help budget, or hurt a little

  By Allison Bell  |  February 26, 2013

  Phasing out cost-control provisions could make a dire outlook slightly more dire, analysts conclude.

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  Why is that retirement plan ticking?

  By Ed McCarthy  |  February 5, 2013

  Long-term care is one big time bomb. The cost of Medicare is another.

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  US sues S&P over pre-crisis mortgage ratings

  By Christina Rexrode, Daniel Wagner  |  February 5, 2013

  The U.S. government is accusing the debt rating agency Standard & Poor's of fraud for giving high ratings to risky mortgage bonds that helped bring about the financial crisis.

• Dream team

  By Allison Bell  |  February 5, 2013

  When President Obama signed the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 (ATRA) into law, he officially killed the Community Living Assistance Services and Supports (CLASS) voluntary long-term care (LTC) benefits program.