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MIAMI (AP) _ Gov. Rick Scott and the Republican-led Legislature have rejected or declined to pursue more than $106 million in federal grant money and …

(Associated Press) – Barack Obama is renewing an old fight with the business community by insisting that $400 billion in tax increases be part of …

WASHINGTON (AP) – The Internal Revenue Service is investigating five donors for making contributions to the kind of nonprofit groups that have become popular for …

Associated Press LOS ANGELES — Federal officials have launched an investigation to determine whether 22 mortgage lenders have been discriminating against qualified African-American and Latino …

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) _ Florida has gotten more than $5.7 million in federal money for increasing adoptions of children in foster care.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) _ Republican House Speaker Larry Cretul says Gov. Charlie Crist's request to immediately spend $31.5 million in federal stimulus money for energy …

LANSING, Mich. (AP) – Democratic gubernatorial candidate Virg Bernero says he’ll stop the state from doing business with banks that won’t lend in Michigan if he’s …

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) – California’s attorney general sued “tax lady” Roni Deutch for more than $34 million on Monday, alleging that her law firm regularly violates …

The Associated Press NEW YORK — With the start of the new school year, many small business owners have become students. Some are brand-new entrepreneurs …

Homeowner Michael Cunningham bought into his Miami Gardens neighborhood in 2003, during the height of the real estate boom.  To cover the $75,000 cost, Cunningham …