ATLANTA (AP) — Far from reversing course, Senate Democrats who backed President Barack Obama's health care law and now face re-election in GOP-leaning states are reinforcing their

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Over the last two months, hundreds of protesters have walked out of North Carolina's capitol in handcuffs to show their opposition to policies by the

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — More than 30 conservative and tea party activists say they won't support Gov. Rick Snyder's re-election because of his support for expanding Medicaid

PHOENIX (AP) — An Arizona House panel dominated by conservative Republicans has rejected Gov. Jan Brewer's plan to expand Medicaid to 300,000 additional poor residents.

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — A state budget that calls for big spending increases for science and technology at the University of Connecticut and expands gambling to bring in more

WASHINGTON (AP) — It's Republican versus Republican in the latest round of political battles over health care.

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama says a government that works properly can be best-equipped to help and protect the public. Republican believers in a less-is-more

WASHINGTON (AP) — As the U.S. recovery slowly gathers steam, federal deficits are finally coming down from their nosebleed $1 trillion-plus heights. That will postpone until fall

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — State senators on Tuesday pulled what's left of Republican Gov. John Kasich's proposed income tax cut from the state budget in favor of tax relief targeted

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan is expected to receive a $2.3 million share of a $500 million settlement of claims that an India-based pharmaceutical manufacturer distributed

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Attorney General Buddy Caldwell has asked a Baton Rouge judge to block access to records requested by a company whose $200 million Medicaid contract was

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — When Liz DeRouen needs any kind of health care services, from diabetes counseling to a dental cleaning, she checks into a government-funded clinic in Northern

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — When Liz DeRouen needs any kind of health care services, from diabetes counseling to a dental cleaning, she checks into a government-funded clinic in Northern

PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona Senate leaders introduced a series of state budget bills Tuesday and expect the proposal to move to a vote later this week, clearing the way for a debate on

WASHINGTON (AP) — Nearly 100 people, including 14 doctors and nurses, were charged for their roles in separate Medicare scams that collectively billed the taxpayer-funded program