Florida added more than 52,000 jobs in health care and other industries during April as the state unemployment rate continued to decline. ...more

May 19, 2012

Living in an outlying Chicago suburb, Jeff Wehrli recalls a heady time not too long ago when city dwellers poured in and developers couldn't build McMansions fast enough. Now boom has turned to bust, as in many of the nation's "exurbs," and Wehrli can't help but wonder when, or if, things will turn ...more

April 5, 2012

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama's campaign accused Republican Mitt Romney of siding with "Big Oil" in a new television ad released Monday, signaling an escalation of a general election campaign and a vigorous debate over gas prices. ...more

April 2, 2012

Where transportation is heading in America is anyone's guess right now. Republicans and Democrats are wrestling on the floor of the bus about how to pay for tomorrow's roads, bridges and transit, and no one is at the wheel. ...more

March 27, 2012

Where transportation is heading in America is anyone's guess right now. Republicans and Democrats are wrestling on the floor of the bus about how to pay for tomorrow's roads, bridges and transit, and no one is at the wheel. ...more

March 27, 2012

The landmark Hacienda hotel could get a reprieve yet as the developer and the city explore an alternative plan for redevelopment. ...more

March 17, 2012

The Post reports: "A top Democrat acknowledged Thursday that President Obama's health-care bill hurt his party in 2010. And a new study suggests it cost the Democrats something pretty specific: their House majority. ...more

March 13, 2012

The Post reports: "A top Democrat acknowledged Thursday that President Obama's health-care bill hurt his party in 2010. And a new study suggests it cost the Democrats something pretty specific: their House majority. ...more

March 13, 2012

The landmark Hacienda hotel could remain a vacant shrine to the Roaring 1920s as the last, best hope for redevelopment dims. ...more

March 10, 2012

The United States added 227,000 jobs in February, again surprising economists with the breadth and brawn of the economic recovery. The country has put together the strongest three months of pure job growth since the Great Recession. ...more

March 9, 2012