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Schwarzenegger Administration officials have said the governor could sign an executive order as soon as Monday to lower state workers' pay. Jenny O'Mara has more.

A federal judge has overturned a Maryland law that would have required Wal-Mart to spend more on employee health care. The state law would have required non-governmental employers with 10,000 or more workers to spend at least 8 percent of payroll on health care or pay the difference in taxes.

On Federal Reserve Chairman Bernanke's latest trip to Capitol Hill, he is quizzed about the latest inflation numbers -- and about what the Fed plans to do with interest rates.

Retired Army Staff Sgt. Jason Pepper and other veterans are finding that their injuries don't qualify for full federal grants to make their homes handicapped-accessible. Some want Congress to change the law.

What can be done to raise awareness about how people become homeless, and the challenges they face living on the streets? We discuss the latest statistics on the local homeless population, and the goals of this weekend's "Sleepless in San Diego" event.

Another batch of negative economic reports Tuesday: One showed inflation sharply higher; another found consumers in a glum mood; and a third reported housing prices continuing to fall. Nevertheless, the stock market ended the day up.

More federal police arrived in Tijuana today to help control the latest crime wave to sweep the city. The new group brings the total number of state and federal forces in Tijuana to more than 760. KPB

A task force on medical marijuana dispensaries reported Tuesday to the City Council. Alex Kreit, the chair of the San Diego Medical Marijuana Task Force goes on the record about medical marijuana law and the editors discuss.

Administration officials defended President Obama's broad health care proposals on Sunday and urged a skeptical public not to judge the Democrats' overhaul until Congress writes a final version.

Governor Schwarzenegger signed six mortgage relief bills Thursday. The measures will help homeowners facing foreclosure, but as KPCC's Julie Small reports -- the governor vetoed one bill that would ha