By Howard Schneider (Reuters) – Inflation is easing and the job market has returned to the “tight but not overheated” situation seen before the COVID-19 pandemic threw the U.S. economy into disarray, the Federal Reserve said on Friday in a congressional report that documented the steady emergence of more normal conditions in the aftermath of […]
Reflecting a statewide trend, third through eighth grade students in the Austin Independent School District are struggling in mathematics while their reading proficiencies vary across grade levels, according to recently released scores from the State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness. Compared with last year, reading scores declined for those grade levels except for sixth […]
Traffic deaths in Minneapolis fell for the third straight year in 2023, but they’re still well above pre-pandemic levels, according to newly released city data. The number of crashes has fallen significantly, though, as have the numbers of pedestrians and cyclists struck, so what’s the reason for the increased deaths? Speeding, officials suspect. By the […]
With the unemployment rate near a 50-year low and businesses hiring left and right, it would seem the American worker is hustling like never before just to keep up with the rising cost of living. But not everyone is hustling equally. According to payroll provider ADP and its Research Institute, the highest-earning workers, as well […]
Whether it’s property or violent crime, Milwaukee’s numbers by and large went in a positive direction in 2023, although several serious offense categories haven’t yet retuned to pre-pandemic levels. It has already been widely reported that Milwaukee avoided a fourth consecutive year of record-breaking homicides and nonfatal shootings in 2023, with both categories dropping 20% […]
Jan. 6—ROCHESTER — The number of evictions filed in Olmsted County dropped by approximately 100 last year, pointing toward a possible waning of the post-pandemic increase. “Before we declare there is a drop in evictions and it’s going to be here to stay, I think we have to look through June or July, giving it […]