New York ended fiscal 2020-21 with a record return on investment for the state pension fund, according to a statement from state Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli. The estimated overall return was 33.55%, DiNapoli said. As a…
In the course of their work, police officers encounter people who are intoxicated, distressed, injured or abused. The officers routinely ask for key identifying information like addresses, dates of birth and driver’s license numbers, and…
A nonprofit conservative law firm from Wisconsin has appealed the decision of a federal judge in Tennessee who threw out a temporary restraining order looking to end the prioritization of COVID-19 pandemic restaurant recovery funds….
You’ve been waiting… and waiting… and waiting for this amazing, magical day when you could return to “normal life.” For many people in the U.S., it feels like that dim light at the end of…
Sports betting generated over $6 million in tax revenue in its inaugural year, the Colorado Department of Revenue (DOR) said Tuesday. In total, more than $2.3 billion in wagers were placed between May 1, 2020,…
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer announced the Michigan Strategic Fund has approved investment for a housing development project in Traverse City, which is expected to generate a total capital investment of $25.3 million and create 24 full-time…
Of the ten most populous cities whose residents have the greatest taxpayer burdens, three are in Texas, according to a new report published by the nonprofit organization, Truth in Accounting. The worst financially run cities in Texas…
One year after pandemic low point, Louisiana has added 127,400 jobs, officials estimate Louisiana had about 1,837,000 residents working in nonfarm jobs in April, according to preliminary data adjusted for seasonal workforce trends the U.S….
Covid-19 is opening the door for researchers to address a problem that has vexed the medical community for decades: the overtreatment and unnecessary treatment of patients. On one hand, the pandemic caused major health setbacks for…
Justin Aguilar’s bingo halls in Corpus Christi lost a week of business and thousands of dollars during February’s deadly winter storm. That was devastating enough. But that loss of income is dwarfed by what the…