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Americans’ Confidence In Economy Plummets To 17-Month Low
Americans’ confidence in the U.S. economy plummeted to a 17-month low in November, according to a Gallup survey released on Thursday.Gallup’s Economic Confidence Index declined seven points to -30 in November, marking the…
FBI Arrests Suspect In Jan. 6 Pipe Bomb Probe
Brian Cole of Virginia was arrested Thursday morning for allegedly planting pipe bombs near the Republican and Democratic national headquarters in Washington, D.C., ahead of the Jan. 6, 2021, U.S. Capitol riot, officials…
Affordability A Market Lesson Washington Keeps Forgetting
Affordability. It is the hot, new political slogan, a catch-all lament for the frustrations of daily economic life. But behind the chatter — behind the talk of grocery bills that resemble mortgage payments and jokes about…
Jonathan Turley Explains How Latest Court Ruling Could Slow Deportations to a ‘Crawl’
George Washington University law professor Jonathan Turley said Thursday that a federal judge’s ruling could slow deportations if it is upheld on appeal.United States Senior District Judge Beryl Howell of the District of…
Portland Public Schools’ Risky Real Estate Gamble
By Eric Fruits, Ph.D. On December 2,Portland Public Schools (PPS) board voted unanimously on purchasing the One North commercial building for $16 million to house the Center for Black Student Excellence, but the building’s…
Working folks get short shrift while city funds vanity streetcar
Money wasted on Hop while bus access for people who really need it is at risk Milwaukee County’s bus network has swerved back from the fiscal brink, one tire halfway over the void as officials shuffle money, trim back some…
Majority of Wisconsin kids fall short in math as legislators consider fix
Number of UW math degrees plummeting in age of AI As math proficiency continues to decline in Wisconsin schools, the Legislature is considering a plan to improve numeracy, or the ability to work with numbers in daily life.…
Trump Healthcare Proposal Is a Good Idea
"Trump’s 'pay the people' healthcare proposal would flip the script, cut out the bloated middlemen, and let Americans control their own money and plans. Freedom of choice, lower cost, better care." In a…
Why Full Expensing Is the Smart Move
The federal One Big Beautiful Bill (OBBB) creates the opportunity for Nebraska to adopt the most “America First” tax reform: full expensing. In an era of reshoring and friend-shoring critical supply chains, full expensing is…
New Mexico falls to 50th among US states in latest “Index of Economic Freedom”
The Rio Grande Foundation has never seen “eye to eye” with Gov. Lujan Grisham and the leftists in Santa Fe who have failed to improve New Mexico even with the benefit of billions of dollars in oil and gas revenues. And, while…
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