(The Center Square) – The Dow Jones Industrial Average clinched a record high Friday for the first time this year hours after Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell hinted that the Fed may soon lower interest rates. The Dow climbed 846 points, or 1.89%, from Thursday’s close to an all-time high of 45,631.74.  Both the broadly diversified […]

(The Center Square) – The Louisiana State Bond Commission on Thursday approved nearly $38 million in revenue bonds to support two affordable housing projects in New Orleans. The decision came with pointed questions about the high construction costs, with commission members calling the costs per unit “outrageous.” Ultimately, the commission signed off on the Louisiana […]

(The Center Square) – When Army Specialist Dakota Barnes considered flying home to California for Christmas last year, she knew she couldn’t afford it without giving up her yearly food budget. That’s when she heard about a nonprofit that could help through Fort Bragg’s Better Opportunities for Single Soldiers program. She contacted Miles for Military, a […]

Vice President JD Vance on Sunday said Republicans are only pursuing mid-decade redistricting to even the playing field against Democrats who are likewise engaging in gerrymandering. “All we’re doing, frankly, is trying to make the situation a little bit more fair on a national scale,” Vance told NBC News host Kristen Welker on Meet the […]