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California lawmakers are considering a bill that would require the state's health insurance exchange to make more contract information available to the public.

Hawaiian Electric Co. is asking the Public Utilities Commission for the authority to negotiate five new solar and wind energy power contracts.

Senior White House economic adviser Michael Froman has been confirmed by the Senate to be the next U.S. trade representative.

Stratasys, a leading maker of 3-D printers, is buying another 3-D printer manufacturer, MakerBot, for $403 million in stock.

The state says Michigan's seasonally adjusted jobless rate remained steady at 8.4 percent in the latest month as the size of the workforce and the number of people employed both grew.