December consumer spending declines; recession concerns remain Fri, Jan 27, 2023 1:03 PM Consumer spending fell 0.2% in December from the previous month, the Commerce Department said Friday. From the...
Missouri's Republican congressional delegation demands EPA stop new waterway regulations Fri, Jan 27, 2023 12:45 PM Missouri’s Republican congressional delegation sent a letter to the Environmental Protection Agency requesting an immediate stop...
SPN poll: Parents support school choice Fri, Jan 27, 2023 8:53 AM More than six out of every 10 voters with children under 18 would be receptive to the prospect of their child attending a school...
25 states sue Biden administration over federal ESG policy Fri, Jan 27, 2023 8:52 AM Twenty-five attorneys general and several other plaintiffs have sued the Biden administration asking the court to halt a federal...
Senate bill would repeal $600 IRS reporting threshold Thu, Jan 26, 2023 5:53 PM U.S. Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-N.D., and seven other senators have signed onto a bill that would repeal the tax threshold for...
22 AGs call on Congress to change law to allow states to jam contraband cell phones in prisons Thu, Jan 26, 2023 4:56 PM Twenty-two attorneys general, led by South Carolina AG Alan Wilson and Alabama AG Steve Marshall, are urging Congress to pass...
Republicans seek broader TikTok ban Thu, Jan 26, 2023 11:45 AM (The Center square) – A bill introduced by a pair of Republican lawmakers seeks a broader ban on the use of the social media...
Federal food stamps program hits record costs at $119B Thu, Jan 26, 2023 11:24 AM The cost of the federal food stamps program known as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program increased to a record $119.5...
GDP growth slows to 2.9% in fourth quarter Thu, Jan 26, 2023 10:19 AM U.S. economic growth slowed to a 2.9% annual rate in the fourth quarter of 2022, bringing an end to a year marked by high...
Report: Consumer confidence dwindles as economic fears rise Thu, Jan 26, 2023 9:47 AM Consumers feel 13% less confident about their financial outlook now than they did just a year ago, with the overall dip in...
National sales tax plan sparks discussion, but unlikely to advance Wed, Jan 25, 2023 5:45 PM A plan to overhaul the nation's tax system is unlikely to advance this year, but it could help define the contours of the tax...
Boozman files bill that addresses staff shortages at VA hospitals Wed, Jan 25, 2023 4:44 PM Sen. John Boozman, R-Arkansas, filed a bill that addresses shortages at the state's Veterans Affairs Medical Center. ...
DeSantis leads PredictIt’s 2024 general presidential election market Wed, Jan 25, 2023 2:35 PM As of Jan. 23, 2023, PredictIt’s 2024 presidential market shows Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) leading at $0.31, followed by...
Government working to find out how many programs it offers Wed, Jan 25, 2023 10:56 AM The federal government spends trillions of dollars a year on programs, but it doesn't have an inventory of all federal programs...
20 states sue Biden administration over 'illegal visa system' Tue, Jan 24, 2023 7:24 PM Twenty states led by Texas sued the Biden administration Tuesday over another immigration policy they argue is illegal. ...
California teams up with U.S. Justice Department to accuse Google of anti-trust violations Tue, Jan 24, 2023 4:26 PM The U.S. Department of Justice and eight states, including California, are going after Google. The coalition...
Surge in illegal immigration from Cuba, Haiti to Florida continues Tue, Jan 24, 2023 3:22 PM In the first three months of fiscal 2023, U.S. Coast Guard’s 7th District-Southeast crew apprehended and repatriated a record...
Analysis: Virginia edges Florida as best state to retire Tue, Jan 24, 2023 3:09 PM Virginia is the best state to retire in, according to a new analysis from WalletHub, edging out perennial stronghold Florida for...
Business survey shows recession risks elevated Tue, Jan 24, 2023 2:48 PM The latest survey from the National Association for Business Economics found that more than half of respondents put the...
U.S. unemployment rate down to 3.5% for December Tue, Jan 24, 2023 2:35 PM The United States unemployment rate fell to 3.5% in December from last month and was 0.4 percentage points lower than in the...