A state lawmaker and Houston teachers are calling for Houston Independent School District Superintendent Mike Miles to be investigated after a Spectrum News report revealed that millions in Texas public school tax dollars may have been funneled to a failing school in his Colorado charter school system. These findings come less than two weeks after […]
The Biden administration has told key lawmakers it is sending a new package of more than 1 billion dollars (£794 million) in arms and ammunition to Israel, three congressional aides said on Tuesday. It is the first arms shipment to Israel to be announced by the administration since it put another arms transfer — consisting […]
The Biden administration is increasing the royalty rates for drilling on public lands for the first time in over 100 years, the New York Times reported. The higher fees aim to better compensate taxpayers for exploiting public resources that all Americans own. The rates companies will pay for new oil and gas leases on public […]
When I first ran for Congress, I realized pretty quickly that many of my colleagues from ruby-red Southern states talked a big game about how “fiscally responsible” their states were. They mocked Jersey for investing far too much in our people — our schools and roads, law enforcement and fire departments, clean drinking water and […]
May 8—MORGANTOWN — When it comes to the state’s opioid-settlement dollars, there are two pools of money. There’s nearly $1 billion dollars to be distributed at the state level through the regional application process to the West Virginia First Foundation. Then, there’s the money that’s been distributed directly to the state’s counties and municipalities. On […]
Edwin Tan / iStock.com You’re not alone if you’ve talked to your neighbors or friends about making multiple stops to complete your weekly grocery shopping. It seems more shoppers in the United States are hitting multiple stores to save money — and sometimes going well out of their way to make those trips. Find Out: Dollar Tree […]
A version of this story first appeared in CNN Business’ Before the Bell newsletter. Not a subscriber? You can sign up right here. You can listen to an audio version of the newsletter by clicking the same link. Dining out these days might seem like a luxury for Americans pinched by inflation. For some restaurants, […]
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – A new report shows the City of Albuquerque shelled out more than $3 million to settle lawsuits in the last three months of 2023. About a quarter of that went to people who were in crashes caused by city workers including Albuquerque Police Department officers. A trip to the landfill took a turn […]
‘My kids think I’m an idiot,’ Driver out thousands of dollars after buying an out-of-state car A man says he purchased a 2014 Mercedes GL 450 sight unseen from an out-of-state seller for around $21,000 and problems began almost immediately. As reported at 5:30, Sheldon, a 62-year-old man from Rhode Island, who asked for his […]
NEW YORK (AP) — Amazon on Tuesday reported strong results for the first quarter, driven by growth in its cloud-computing unit and a new surge of advertising dollars from its Prime Video streaming service. The Seattle-based e-commerce giant said it brought in $143.31 billion in revenue in the first three months of this year, a […]
Apr. 29—JOHNSTOWN, Pa. — Several regional schools received millions of dollars in safety and mental health grants from the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency. “We’re very pleased,” Richland School District Superintendent Arnold Nadonley said. “Anything that can help improve the safety of students and staff and help reduce the burden on the local taxpayers […]
The US is expected to announce that it will provide around six billion dollars in long-term military aid to Ukraine, officials have said, adding that it will include much sought after munitions for Patriot air defence systems. The officials said the aid package will be funded through the Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative, which pays for […]