Colorado faces $1B budget deficit in wake of Big Beautiful Bill
Colorado officials are pointing fingers at cuts in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act after recently announcing the state is facing a $1.2 billion... Read More.
National
Record 78,000 applicants to join ICE to support Trump deportation efforts
A record 78,000 people have applied to join U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to support Trump administration deportation efforts, acting ICE Director Todd Lyons... Read More.
Slotkin joins Dems on bill banning corporate PAC money
Michigan Democrat U.S. Sen. Elissa Slotkin joined other Democrats in reintroducing the Ban Corporate PAC Act, which would restrict campaign finance monies.
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Democratic leaders want ‘Big Four’ meeting to hash out funding disputes
After weeks of stalling, Democratic leaders are finally expressing willingness to engage with Republicans in the government funding process – but they’re wielding Medicaid... Read More.
Everyday Economics: Could this economic slowdown be difficult to reverse?
This week we get new data on U.S. productivity for Q2 (previous reading: -1.5%) and U.S. unit labor costs for Q2 (previous reading: 6.6%).... Read More.
Trump sets global tariffs as consumers brace for price hikes
Consumers across the country are bracing for higher prices on everything from coffee to cars as President Donald Trump's full suite of "Liberation Day"... Read More.
Senate passes minibus before recessing, making slight progress on govt funding
Right before leaving for its week-long August recess, the U.S. Senate passed a minibus Friday evening containing three out of the 12 annual government... Read More.
HUD: ‘Success is no longer being measured by the number of housing units filled’
A Spokane native now overseeing much of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development across the Northwest says the Housing First model is... Read More.
Trump’s signs order to bring back Presidential Fitness Test
President Donald Trump signed an executive order this week to bring back the Presidential Fitness Test to American schools.
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D.C. Council approves Commanders stadium plan at RFK site
The Washington, D.C. Council voted Friday to approve a redevelopment plan for the former RFK Stadium site that would bring the Washington Commanders back... Read More.
