Once again several of our state government leaders are calling for cutting taxes in the upcoming legislative session. Their carefully worded statements make it seem so appealing. They say we are taking in too much money, more than we need to spend on core services, that our surpluses are too high, that we are overtaxing […]
Federal Reserve Board Chairman Jerome Powell prepares to testify before a Senate Banking Housing and Urban Affairs Committee hearing on the The Semiannual Monetary Policy Report to the Congress; on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., March 1, 2018.Yuri Gripas/Reuters A rate hike could still be on the table in the first quarter, Veritas’ Gregory Branch […]
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly is more aggressive and openly political in pushing to expand Medicaid in Kansas as the Republican-controlled Legislature prepares to open its annual session Monday following five years of failed efforts to provide state health coverage to another 150,000 people. Kelly faces leaders of GOP supermajorities whose priorities […]
Walgreens Boots Alliance (NASDAQ: WBA) got the bad news out early in 2024. The pharmacy company is cutting its dividend by nearly 50%. That ended a streak of 47 years of dividend growth. That reduction will enable Walgreens to retain more cash to fund its growth and strengthen its balance sheet. Here’s a look at whether […]
The Biden administration has asked the US supreme court to allow border patrol agents to cut through razor-wire fencing that Texas placed along the US-Mexico border. Related: US-Mexico border crossings in December set monthly record high In an emergency appeal by the justice department, the solicitor general said that fencing installed by Texas’s Republican governor […]
Lance Wallnau’s book, “God’s Chaos Candidate” played a significant role in solidifying evangelical support for Donald Trump in 2016, brushing aside concerns about his obvious lack of morality. Paula White-Cain gave the invocation at Trump’s inauguration in 2017, at his re-election campaign kick-off in 2019 and his Jan. 6, 2021, pre-insurrection rally. On the second occasion, […]
Defending Eastern Ukraine and cutting off Crimea by eliminating the Crimean Bridge are among the top priorities for Ukraine’s Armed Forces in 2024, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy told The Economist. The primary focus for Ukraine’s army would be the defense of Eastern Ukraine. “Defend the East, save these very important Ukrainian cities in the east […]
A woman has confessed to cutting off her husband’s penis during sex and flushing it down the toilet after he “cheated” on her with her teenage niece. The 34-year-old told police she acted out of revenge after tying her partner’s hands together using a pair of knickers and slashing his manhood while it was erect […]
Senate Republicans are working closely with Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas as they try to craft a bipartisan border security deal. Which creates a new problem for the GOP negotiators: If they succeed, they’ll need to sell that deal to colleagues who loathe Mayorkas and, later, House Republicans who are trying to impeach him. Mayorkas’ […]
Tess Merrell had breastfed three babies and never expected trouble with her fourth. But after a month of struggling with her newborn, she hired Melanie Henstrom for help. Henstrom, a lactation consultant, identified a culprit: The infant’s tongue was tethered to the bottom of her mouth. It was a common problem, she said, and could […]