District of Columbia

• Small-Business Insurance Market Delayed

  By Drew Armstrong, Bloomberg  |  April 1, 2013

  Choice of plans Obamacare promised for small-business employees won't be in place until at least 2015.

• State Economies Show Most Gains Since 2006

  By Darrell Preston and Ilan Kolet, Bloomberg  |  April 1, 2013

  In fourth quarter, 44 states benefited from pick-ups in employment, personal income.

• Rebound in Job Openings Point to Healing Labor Market

  By Alex Kowalski, Bloomberg  |  March 12, 2013

  Labor Department says 3.69 million positions were waiting to be filled in January.

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  State Health Exchange Decisions

  By Allison Bell, LifeHealthPro  |  February 19, 2013

  Local agencies could take charge in 17 jurisdictions. HHS-state teams could run seven markets

• States Move on Minimum Wage

  By Lorraine Woellert, Bloomberg  |  February 14, 2013

  While Republicans in Congress balk, 19 states have enacted a minimum wage higher than the federal level.

• CFTC to Appeal Ruling Rejecting Dodd-Frank Trading Limits

  By Tom Schoenberg, Bloomberg  |  November 15, 2012

  Court's decision blocked limits scheduled to take effect last month.

• DTCC Faults CME's Suit Against CFTC

  By Silla Brush, Bloomberg  |  November 13, 2012

  Lawsuit over swap-data rules will undermine efforts to boost transparency, DTCC says.

• CME Group Sues CFTC to Block Swap Rules

  By Tom Schoenberg, Bloomberg  |  November 9, 2012

  Exchange challenges cleared-swaps reporting requirements.

• States Must Play Catch-up on Health Overhaul

  By Alex Wayne and Alex Nussbaum, Bloomberg  |  November 7, 2012

  Obama win means healthcare reform will move ahead.

• Companies Add Most Workers in Eight Months

  By Alex Kowalski, Bloomberg  |  November 1, 2012

  ADP reports 158,000 increase in U.S. payrolls in October.