Most states are debating new ways of handling eminent-domain cases, but Utah already has a means: a private-property ombudsman--the first (and still only) such ombudsman in the country.

The battleground over smoking restrictions is shifting from bars and restaurants to cars and the great outdoors.

A Florida county brings the pharmacy to its workplace

Big cities go to court over online hotel-rate deals

After the devastating hurricanes of last year, Florida and the Gulf Coast states are turning to the municipal bond market to guarantee that their insurers of last resort are solvent for another potentially damaging storm season.