Reuters – Washington will be the first state to require a minimum wage of more than $9 an hour when it joins seven other states on Sunday in automatically adjusting salaries to keep up with inflation.

How much undiscovered singing talent can America really have left?

Toni Collette is back with more “United States of Tara,” and we were with the Aussie star for her first-ever trip to New York!

DENVER (AP) — A nationwide debate about circumcisions for newborn boys, combined with cash-strapped public health budgets, has Colorado taking sides with 17 other states that no longer fund Medicaid coverage of the once widely accepted procedure. For years, Colorado lawmakers considered doing away …

AP – For decades in Kansas, a delicate political balance kept the state on a moderate path even as other states in the region turned to the right. Conservatives could cut taxes in flush times. But Democrats and centrist Republicans still freed up money for highways and schools, and a loose coalition worked out compromises.

Catching catfish with your bare hands — a practice allowed in only 17 other states — may soon be legal in Texas.

ATLANTA – Companies run by Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich have faced overdue tax bills in four states worth more than $6,000, according to records reviewed by The Associated Press.

Companies run by Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich have faced overdue tax bills in four states worth more than $6,000, according to records reviewed by The Associated Press.

AP – Companies run by Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich have faced overdue tax bills in four states worth more than $6,000, according to records reviewed by The Associated Press.

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Sprint Nextel has asked West Virginia’s state regulators to review AT&T Inc’s proposed $39 billion purchase of T-Mobile USA and expects to file similar requests in other states.