Tag: Government programs

Tribe and environmental groups urge Wisconsin officials to rule against relocating pipeline

MADISON, Wis. -- A tribal leader and conservationists urged state officials Thursday to reject plans to relocate part of an aging northern Wisconsin...

US unemployment claims fall 7,000 to 227,000 in sign of resiliency in job market

WASHINGTON -- The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits fell last week, another sign that the job market remains resilient in the...

White House says deals struck to cut prices of popular Medicare drugs that cost $50 billion yearly

WASHINGTON -- The Biden administration is taking a victory lap after federal officials inked deals with drug companies to lower the price for...

Why Trump's and Harris' proposals to end federal taxes on tips would be difficult to enact

Former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris agree on one thing, at least: Both say they want to eliminate federal taxes...

Stellantis warns union of 2,000 or more potential job cuts at an auto plant outside Detroit

Stellantis is warning that it could lay off as many as 2,450 of the 3,700 union workers employed at a truck plant just...

You had a lot of questions about next-generation nuclear reactors. We posed them to the experts

The United States is speeding up efforts to license and build a new generation of nuclear reactors to supply carbon-free electricity.Faster development is...