Musk Wants to Slash $2 Trillion in Federal Spending. Is That Possible?
President-elect Donald J. Trump has tasked Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy with identifying ways to cut the budget. The hard ...
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Which position groups have the best free agents? Let's rank 'em
If you’re a baseball team with, say, a billion dollars laying around and are in the market for a 26-year-old selective ...
In Helene’s aftermath, private school voucher expansion 'frankly disgusting,' WNC lawmaker says
State lawmakers may override Gov. Cooper's veto of H.B. 10, a bill that would allocate $463 million more to the state's ...
Aldermen: Police overtime at Chicago street festivals is going unpaid
City law requires festival producers to reimburse the city for police overtime worked at their events, but records requests ...
No 401(k)? An alternative has helped US workers save more than $1.7 billion
By some estimates, almost half of U.S. private sector workers — close to 57 million people, according to AARP — do not have ...
What Trump Can (And Probably Can’t) Do With His Trifecta
Donald Trump will begin his second term as president the same way he began his first—with Republicans controlling both the ...
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s Billion-Dollar Hit to Big Pharma
Donald Trump’s choice to run the Department of Health and Human Services spooked investors who worry what Kennedy would do.
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City Council Unanimously Rejects Mayor’s $300 Million Property Tax Hike Proposal
Mayor Brandon Johnson argued the tax hike was necessary to avoid mass layoffs, including of police officers. Now, Johnson and City Council will have to figure out how to bring in other revenue to ...
Want to crack down on drug cartels? Go after the money launderers | Column
A recent case involving over $400 million provides the latest example of how corrupt banks get off easy even when they should ...