Faced with a cash-flow problem, most people would not think of going to the shopping mall. But officials at the University of South Florida in Tampa had just the opposite reaction.

The debate over naming rights at sports stadiums is growing strangely philosophical in Pittsburgh as regulators struggle to decide whether labeling venues with the names of corporate sponsors constitutes "advertising."

Attorneys in Illinois probably behave no worse than lawyers anywhere else. The state Supreme Court, though, thinks that they still could afford to learn some manners.

With economic uncertainties undermining forecasts of future revenue, local budget makers are reluctant to be optimistic.

While a new project will rise on the site of ground zero, the Twin Towers' legacy survives throughout metropolitan New York.