1+ day, 20+ hour ago   (703+ words) The economy, inflation and how those forces could impact the lives of Americans were front and center over the past week. Trips to the grocery store and gas station are more painful than they were last year, and rising costs…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (374+ words) Thank God, no, we aren’t going bust as a nation, despite our gargantuan $40 trillion national debt. The rapid pileup of debt under Republicans and Democrats alike is certainly a disgrace and worrisome. When I came to Washington, D.C., in the…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (1330+ words) ASHEVILLE — Nearly two years after Hurricane Helene tore through western North Carolina, some of the world’s most influential economic policymakers came to Asheville with a message that carried particular heft in a region still rebuilding: Economic growth matters, and governments…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (600+ words) CHICAGO — Honey. Makeup. Christmas decorations. And hockey sticks. Those are just a few of the hundreds of different Canadian products that President Donald Trump’s administration has slapped with a 50% tax to enter the United States. The new tariffs, which kicked…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (358+ words) RALEIGH — The Local Government Commission approved more than $814 million across North Carolina for drinking water and wastewater infrastructure, PFAS treatment, stormwater improvements, school renovations, public safety facilities, affordable housing and senior living projects during its August meeting. Funds will finance…...