In three weeks, the Alaska Department of Revenue is set to send out checks from the Permanent Fund Dividend to another group of eligible residents who have yet to receive their checks from the state program. The Alaskans who will get PFD checks on March 21 include those with the “Eligible-Not Paid” status as of March 13 and have […]
In one day, low-income residents in Boulder, Colorado, will be able to apply for a food tax rebate given out by the city. The program has been in place since 1967 and seeks to “lessen the financial burden on lower-income community members for city sales tax paid on food items,” per city officials. Applications will be open from Friday through […]
Two ex-Los Angeles Dodgers opted to endorse Rep. Barbara Lee (D-CA) in California’s Senate race over Republican Steve Garvey — their former teammate. Garvey played for the Dodgers from 1969 to 1982 and the San Diego Padres from 1983 to 1987. Dave Stewart pitched 16 MLB seasons, including from 1978 to 1983 in Los Angeles, […]
Former President Donald Trump slammed President Joe Biden ahead of their showdown at the Texas border, saying Biden’s open-border policy has “betrayed our country.” Immigration has become the No. 1 issue for voters ahead of the November election, prompting Trump and Biden to make their way to the southern border on Thursday, each competing for […]
The nation’s fifth-largest city will be able to balance its budget this fiscal year, but the economic future does not seem so bright for Phoenix. Arizona‘s capital is expecting a $103 million shortfall in the coming years, according to the Arizona Republic. Phoenix is expected to have a budget surplus of $80 million this fiscal […]
Media mogul Oprah Winfrey announced she is stepping down from the board of Weight Watchers on Wednesday. Additionally, Winfrey will donate her Weight Watchers stock to the Museum of African American History in Washington, D.C. The stock decreased in value by 23% Thursday, to $2.88 a share. Winfrey was the largest stakeholder, according to FactSet, […]
Senate Republicans are demanding that the Environmental Protection Agency change its new “job-killing” air quality standards. In a letter by Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) and signed by 32 other senators, the group decried the possible economic effects of the tightened air quality standards. “The current U.S. air quality standards are clearly working — we have […]
House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul (R-TX) announced Thursday that the committee would hold a markup on a resolution to hold Secretary of State Antony Blinken in contempt of Congress. The markup is planned for March 7, with the announcement coming just days after McCaul renewed his threat to hold Blinken in contempt while […]
Former United States Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley stumped in Virginia and the Washington, D.C., metro area Thursday as she tries to gin up as much support possible ahead of the all-important Super Tuesday nominating contests. She and former President Donald Trump remain the two major GOP presidential candidates running in the primary. They will compete over 15 […]
Russia’s victory in the eastern Ukrainian city of Avdiivka this month, and its subsequent smaller victories since then, is heightening concerns of a Russian counteroffensive. Ukrainian forces withdrew from the eastern city in the Donetsk oblast, providing Russia’s military with its first major battlefield victory since seizing the eastern city of Bakhmut last May. The […]
