“Do you think Social Security disability insurance is what people think of when they think of Social Security? I don’t think so. Yet it’s the fastest growing Social Security program.” – Mick Mulvaney Franklin Roosevelt signed the Social Security Act in 1935 hoping to woo more left leaners into his tent the next election. Although …
This week brings a deluge of housing market data, and all eyes will be on the new home sales and existing home sales reports. Last week, the headlines seized upon predictions of a 1.9% decline in home values this year – prompting many pundits to raise the alarm. Yet a closer look at the underlying …
(The Center Square) – A battle is brewing nationwide over whether recipients of SNAP benefits, also known as “food stamps,” should be allowed to purchase soda and candy with their government food assistance. Critics of the new push to ban soda and candy purchases under SNAP say it unfairly targets lower income families, limits consumer …
(The Center Square) – President Donald Trump’s Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin is crisscrossing the country, meeting with policy leaders and everyday Americans to address issues of importance to constituents and promoting his “Powering the Great American Comeback” initiative. “Under my leadership, EPA will no longer view the goals of protecting our environment and …
(The Center Square) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Saturday temporarily blocked the Trump administration from deporting some Venezuelans in the country who’ve been identified as members of violent gangs, including the terrorist organization, Tren de Aragua. “The government is directed not to remove any member of the putative class of detainees from the United …
(The Center Square) – Nearly 70% of Americans plan to celebrate Easter in some form this year, according to new polling. Of the 69% who say they do plan to celebrate, 36% will celebrate it primarily as a religious holiday, 13% will celebrate it as a secular one, and 19% will celebrate it as both, …
(The Center Square) – The Illinois Senate has passed legislation to expand freedom-of-the-press protections for public media on college campuses, despite concerns about lawsuit immunity. State Sen. David Koehler, D-Peoria, sponsored Senate Bill 1988, which would amend the College Campus Press Act. State Sen. Jil Tracy, R-Quincy, asked Koehler if college media didn’t think the …
(The Center Square) – Victor Schwartz has been importing wine for nearly four decades, little of which prepared him to deal with President Donald Trump’s on-again, off-again tariffs. The founder of New York-based wine and spirit importers VOS Selections is trying to run a business that imports from 16 countries as tariffs seemingly change on …
(The Center Square) – Democrats in the Washington State Senate resurrected a wealth tax on Friday, with the Ways & Means Committee giving a scaled-back version of the legislation a do-pass recommendation on a party-line vote out of executive session. The initial version of Senate Bill 5797, sponsored by Sen. Noel Frame, D-Seattle, set a …
(The Center Square) – Amidst concerns over national restrictions and threats to the Social Security system, Nevada’s attorney general is providing a way to report issues with receiving benefits. Nevada Attorney General Aaron Ford created a webpage to report disruptions to the system. According to the site, “The Nevada Attorney General’s Office has become increasingly …