Inflation as measured by the producer price index rose to 2.7% for the year ending in June, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Friday, some bad news for the Federal Reserve and President Joe Biden. Economists had forecast a slight rise in inflation from 2.2% in May. On a month-to-month basis, the producer price index increased by 0.2 percentage points, more than expected. […]
‘Big boy’ bobble President Joe Biden had a better night than his head-to-head battle with former President Donald Trump when he gave his first news conference in eight months on the sidelines of the NATO summit. The highly anticipated “big boy” news conference was a hurdle he had to clear if he was going to […]
(The Center Square) – Ohio leapt to seventh in the annual “America’s Top States for Business,” a ranking annually provided by CNBC. A year ago, the state was 12th. Among all 50 states getting measured in 128 metrics assigned to 10 categories, the Buckeye State was second in cost of doing business, fourth in cost of living, […]
(The Center Square) – Declining high school graduates in the state, flat or decreasing enrollment, and reliance on student tuition dollars are chief concerns for a study committee on the University of Wisconsin System. With plans to meet through the year and into next, the 18-member panel is considering reform and the challenges the state’s […]
(The Center Square) – Republicans remain staunchly supportive of Donald Trump’s candidacy and platform as they prepare for their national convention in Milwaukee. Republican Party of Wisconsin Chairman Brian Schimming emphasized Republican unity behind nominating Trump versus Democrats’ uncertainty around President Joe Biden, in a news conference Thursday. “A week from today, Republicans will be nominating […]
(The Center Square) — In a self-review, the Independent Fiscal Office found its state revenue projections to be pretty spot-on. In fiscal year 2022-23, IFO estimates had a $2.7 billion (6.1%) difference from actual revenues — but 2023-24 was much closer, with only a $273 million (0.6%) difference from actual revenues. Difficulties from the pandemic […]
(The Center Square) – Acting Governor Dan Patrick told criminals if they ambush and kill police officers that the police “will hunt you down” as a manhunt is underway for an alleged murderer of a sheriff’s deputy. Patrick issued the warning at a news conference in Houston on Thursday before giving an update on hurricane […]
(The Center Square) – President Joe Biden’s health has “obviously had a decline” and left America without a commander in chief “to stand strong, to think well, to think hard for the American people in times of crisis,” says North Carolina’s lone practicing physician in Congress. “In my tenure, I’ve seen many, many individuals succumb […]
As concerns about President Joe Biden’s fitness for office dominate headlines, House Republicans have been debating behind the scenes how best to wrap up their impeachment inquiry into him. The House Oversight, Ways and Means, and Judiciary committees, the three panels that have been leading the yearlong effort, are engaged in a tense editing process […]
The first 2024 presidential debate generated days of headlines about President Joe Biden‘s health and former President Donald Trump‘s loose way with words. But the debate came just days after a government agency announced that $1.9 trillion would be added to the national debt this year alone — and that the ratio of debt to […]
