Natural gas has been good to Wyoming. The discovery of large shale deposits in the early 2000s put Wyoming at the center of a new energy boom in the West, bringing enough jobs to keep unemployment low through the recession and causing tax revenues to sky

ALBANY — The debate over a new, less-generous pension package continued Thursday with unions protesting outside a panel supporting Gov. Andrew Cuomo's proposal to offer new state workers the option of a 401(k)-style retirement plan. "We're very pleased t

Who is to blame when people overdose? Months before Whitney Houston died after taking a cocktail of prescription drugs, a small pharmacy in New Jersey reached a $1.9 million settlement with a man who popped stolen pills. As authorities eye the potential

Segregation of African-Americans in cities and towns across the United States has dropped to its lowest level in more than a century, according to a recent study. The Manhattan Institute report, released two days before the start of Black History month,

Here is an encouraging fact to celebrate during Black History Month: Residential segregation is a thing of the past. Racial segregation between blacks and whites has declined for four consecutive decades, according to a study based on census records thro

Alert readers of my Sunday column will note some overlap between my exasperation at the lack of plausible policy proposals in Charles Murray’s “Coming Apart” and David Frum’s extended, withering takedown of the entire book. The difference between us, I