Civil Service
WASHINGTON - Weighing privacy vs. security after 9/11, the Supreme Court seemed unwilling Tuesday to stop federal investigations into the private lives of people who want to work at government installations - even those who don't have security clearances and don't work on secret projects.
Text of President Barack Obama's first State of the Union speech, as prepared for delivery on Wednesday and provided by the White House.
MONTPELIER, Vt. - The state's lone nuclear plant had a tough day in the capital Wednesday, getting reprimanded by utility regulators in the morning for misleading statements and getting calls from the governor later in the day for a management shake-up.
MONTPELIER, Vt. - Elevated levels of radioactive material has been found in a second monitoring well at the Vermont Yankee nuclear plant, and the first well where an isotope was originally found is showing a higher concentration, the company said Tuesday.
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - New Mexico's largest utility, three state lawmakers and other industry groups filed a lawsuit Wednesday to stop New Mexico regulators from adopting a cap on greenhouse gas emissions.
