Tag: Government programs
US filings for jobless benefits jump to 258,000, the most in more than a year
The number of Americans filing for for unemployment benefits last week jumped to its highest level in a year, which analysts are saying...
Social Security cost-of-living benefits increase announcement coming Thursday
WASHINGTON -- More than 70 million Social Security recipients will learn Thursday how big a cost-of-living increase they'll get to their benefits next...
China announces more support for economy but holds back on major spending package
HONG KONG -- China’s economic planning agency outlined details of measures aimed at boosting the economy on Tuesday but refrained from major spending...
National grantmakers bet this rural education program can scale
In 2010, Dreama Gentry met Geoffrey Canada, founder of Harlem Children’s Zone, a much-lauded nonprofit that supports youth from birth through college in...
Tips, overtime, Social Security: A look at Donald Trump's no-tax pledges and what they might cost
Donald Trump has pledged to end taxes on everything from tips to Social Security and overtime pay if he's elected to the White...
New analysis suggests national debt could increase under Harris, but it would surge under Trump
WASHINGTON -- No one is likely to be happy with the projected higher deficits laid out in a new analysis of Kamala Harris'...