Frigid temperatures chill US single-family homebuilding; tariffs a potential drag
U.S. single-family homebuilding fell sharply in January amid disruptions from snowstorms and freezing temperatures, with a ...
New Construction Drops Sharply in January on Cold Weather and Affordability Concerns
Builders are facing higher costs and mortgage rates along with uncertainty over whether import tariffs on construction materials will be imposed.
US retail sales post biggest drop in nearly two years amid winter freeze
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. retail sales dropped by the most in nearly two years in January, likely weighed down by frigid ...
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Including people without legal status in census has had little impact on House seats, study finds
Republicans are trying again to exclude people who are in the U.S. illegally from the numbers used to portion out congressional seats among the states. But a new study says ...
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Many barely getting by, but earn too much for food stamps, other government assistance
Although Washington’s minimum wage went up to $16.66 an hour Jan. 1, Clark County workers earning that — and even a bit more — describe triaging bills and bunking with other families to make ends meet ...
Long Island town officials' pay raises for 2025: A look at whose salaries climbed in the past year
Newsday analyzed the 2025 pay increases for all supervisors, town board members, town clerks and receivers of taxes for all ...
50 years ago, Scott County gets emergency helicopter service
Nov. 26, 1896 Today is Thanksgiving. We join hands to make this country prosperous. Political promises won’t do it. Party ...
Nonfarm payroll growth cools in January; unemployment unexpectedly dips to 4.0%
Nonfarm payrolls rose by 143K in January, less than the consensus estimate of +168K and a significant drop from the 307K ...
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Bipartisan bill would cap credit card interest rates at 10%
Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) are expected to introduce bipartisan legislation in the Senate on Tuesday that would cap credit card interest rates at 10%. “During the ...
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Who are immigrants to the US, where do they come from and where do they live?
My analysis of the Census Bureau’s 2023 American Community Survey data, in collaboration with the Migration Policy Institute, a nonpartisan nonprofit immigration research group, finds that as of ...
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2025 IRS tax season workers can't take buyout until after the taxpayer filing deadline
WASHINGTON — IRS employees involved in the 2025 tax season will not be allowed to accept a buyout offer from the Trump administration until after the taxpayer filing deadline, according to a letter ...