The best part about returning to the pandemic-besieged state Capitol is that the elected officials are so unused to seeing us reporters after more than a year that some are occasionally extra chatty. The bad…
This Fall, West Virginia University students will have a 2% increase on their annual tuition rates, per a decision from the university’s Board of Governors. For the 2020-21 school year, in-state tuition was $9,144 per…
Higher-than-anticipated tax revenue and an infusion of federal dollars have shored up New York state’s budget woes for the immediate future, but a local policy organization is throwing cold water on the upbeat projections. The…
The ideal hourly wage needed to rent a two-bedroom apartment in North Carolina is $18.46 an hour, according to a new report. The 2021 Out of Reach report, published this week by the National Low Income…
Louisiana has the highest combined sales tax rate in the country, according to a new midyear analysis by a national tax policy nonprofit. The Tax Foundation analyzed state and local sales tax rates from January through June…
Fatal drug overdoses in Colorado were up 37.5% last year, according to data recently released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Colorado tallied over 1,500 fatal drug overdoses last year in the…
Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita said he is joining the attorneys general from three dozen other states in a federal lawsuit against Google, claiming the tech giant uses monopolistic practices to prevent competition. “An investigation…
The Mesa County Board of Commissioners sent a letter to Colorado Gov. Jared Polis on Monday urging him to end the state’s participation in the federal supplemental unemployment benefits. “As Mesa County’s economy opens up,…
On July 8, 2011, the space shuttle Atlantis took off from Cape Canaveral with a six-member crew and returned on July 21. It was the 135th and final mission of the U.S. space shuttle program…
Colorado Democrats are looking to keep billions in tax revenue rather than refunding the money to taxpayers, The Denver Post reported. Under Colorado’s Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights (TABOR), taxpayers see refunds when the state’s revenue grows faster…