In car-crazy California, a new fuel standard ordered by state officials to curb greenhouse gases could dramatically change how vehicles run. » read more

Fresno Unified School District Superintendent Michael Hanson worries that Sacramento will peel away education funds provided in a big economic stimulus bill. » read more

President Barack Obama said Monday that he'll seek "every single legal avenue" to block the payouts of $165 million in executive bonuses by American International Group, the insurance behemoth that taxpayers are spending billions to bail out. » read more

A shutdown of Kansas City’s flowing fountains. A dramatic cutback in Kemper Arena events. A big reduction in international contacts. Those are just a few of the possible results of Kansas City’s historic budget woes. » read more

White House Budget Director Peter Orszag told South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford that he must use stimulus money as Congress and the administration intended — "to prevent the layoffs of teachers, police officers and other vital public servants" — not to pay down state debt, as Sanford had proposed. » read more

Unfazed by losing her vegetable crop to a freeze last year, Debbie McNeill is more than just gearing up. The 49-year-old Haslet housewife is upping the stakes, putting down twice as many tomato, onion and jalapeño plants. McNeill is not alone. » read more