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MiraCosta Community College in coastal north county is asking voters to approve a $497 million bond measure to upgrade and expand classrooms and science labs. Some voters think it’s the wrong time to be asking for higher property taxes, but polls suggest the measure has a good chance of passing.

A North County city plans to expand its future water supply by reclaiming more local groundwater. But that groundwater may be threatened by a proposed landfill nearby.

Just 20 hours before the accident, a team from Halliburton was pumping cement into the Deepwater Horizon well. The company says it did its job correctly, but a federal investigation is under way.

The Federal Communications Commission says the plan, set to be unveiled Tuesday, will help make Internet access faster, cheaper and more pervasive. But some critics are already calling it a missed opportunity.

Some 85,000 foreign nationals have New Mexico's driver's licenses, according to the governor's office. About 1.7 million people have licenses.

In the lead-up to next week's Supreme Court arguments on the health care act, Republicans have been energized by their desire to see the law repealed. But if the Supreme Court strikes it down, the ruling could complicate the GOP race.

As unhappy as Americans claim to be about the government's red ink, surveys show voters want more government than they're willing to pay for.

The Navajo Nation bumps up against the east side of Grand Canyon National Park. Some tribal members say the helicopter noise is too loud and disturbs their livestock. Other Navajos would like to operate tours like the Hualapai Tribe on the west side of the canyon.

President Obama said Tuesday that the nation's major entitlement programs — Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security — must be adjusted by Democrats and Republicans acting together rather than by dictates from the White House.

The agency announced the temporary measure as it considers a permanent ban.