The Labor Department finalized rules Thursday aimed at encouraging states to establish their own retirement programs for residents.

President Obama last year directed the Labor Department to issue rules that would allow states to create retirement plans independent of national ones without running afoul of federal laws. Those rules were proposed in November and finalized Thursday.

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