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The Bush administration's new regulations for chemical facilities are meant to tighten security and prevent terrorist attacks. The industry applauds the proposals, but critics say the federal rules will block more effective state plans.

In his first budget plan, California Governor Jerry Brown called for more than $12 billion in spending cuts and a restructuring of state government.

State and Federal agencies say San Diego’s water and sewer systems are on the brink of a crisis if the city doesn’t pay for improvements soon. The council is meeting today to warn customers of a pro

Documents unsealed Monday in a Minnesota investigation allege a broad and effective recruitment campaign to persuade Somali-Americans to join an Islamist insurgency in Somalia.

The economy grew at a 2.8 percent pace last quarter, as the recovery got off to a slower start than first thought. The government's new reading on gross domestic product wasn't as energetic as the 3.5 percent growth rate for the July-September period estimated a month ago. A separate report said confidence in the economy improved slightly in November.

Former Panamanian dictator Manuel Noriega can be extradited to France when he completes his U.S. prison sentence on Sept. 9. Noriega has been serving time for a 1992 drug trafficking conviction.

The American Civil Liberties Union and a coalition of Hispanic groups have demanded that the city of Escondido change its driver's license checkpoints, calling them "fishing expeditions" that are intended to identify and deport illegal immigrants.

No other state in the lower 48 depends on the oil business more than Louisiana. Since the 1930s, Louisiana has been heavily taxing oil companies to pay for public services. But the trade-off has been costly, even before the great oil spill of 2010.

KPBS Investigative Reporter and Envision Host Joanne Faryon examines how the food we eat impacts our health, economy, and environment.

Congressman Bob Filner joins us today to discuss the top issues in the House of Representatives, and the 51st Congressional District. We speak to Filner about health care reform, the national economy, preventing border violence, and veteran's issues.