Virginia Beach doctor gets 5 years for bilking gov't insurance

Loading... Dr. Ronald Poulin arrives at the federal courthouse in Norfolk on Monday, March 15, for sentencing for bilking government-run health insurance programs out of $1.3 million.

Democrats step up efforts to swiftly pass health bill

Democrats on Monday began their climactic push to move healthcare legislation through the House by the end of the week, as President Obama, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and other senior leaders stepped up their efforts to win over the final votes needed to pass the historic bill.

Medicaid starts preferred drug list program

North Carolina's Medicaid office has created a list of drugs it wants physicians to prescribe as a way to discourage more expensive or less effective medications while saving tens of millions of dollars annually.

United States: Department Of Labor Soon To Increase Focus On...

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Minnesota whistleblower bill looks at state employees

Minnesota lawmakers want to protect whistleblowers who tell them about potential wrongdoing in state government.

Lehigh Valley unemployment drops to 9.6 percent

People search for employment opportunities at a Lehigh Valley job fair last fall at the Allentown Fairgrounds.

EPA Makes Chemical Information More Accessible to Public For the first time

News release : "As part of Administrator Lisa P. Jackson's strong commitment to increase information on chemicals, for the first time, EPA is providing web access, free of charge, to the Toxic Substances Control Act Chemical Substance Inventory .

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Wisconsin residents may soon pay more to flush the toilet but enjoy cleaner waterways under a plan to more strictly regulate phosphorus pollution.

Fix a Leak Week Offers Texas-Sized Water Savings

Across the country, household leaks are wasting more than 1 trillion gallons of water per year - enough water to supply every home in Texas with its annual water needs.

X-Rite reports 4th-quarter profit, reversing year-ago loss

Color measurement technology company X-Rite Inc. posted a fourth-quarter profit Tuesday, reversing a year-ago loss tied to the company's 2007 acquisition of Pantone.

Christopher Gregoire Named Lockheed Martin Vice President and Controller

29, 2010. Gregoire will succeed acting Controller Mark Bostic. Bostic will continue his position as Vice President, Accounting, for the Corporation after serving more than seven months in the capacity of acting Controller.

Former CEO of InfoGroup agrees to pay over $7.3 million to settle SEC charges

The founder and former CEO of database provider InfoGroup Inc. agreed Monday to pay more than $7.3 million to settle federal regulators' charges of siphoning off nearly $9.5 million from the company to finance a lavish lifestyle that included jet travel to Africa and Europe.