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Revised bipartisan housing bill passes U.S. House, one step closer to becoming law

(The Center Square) – The U.S. House overwhelmingly passed its revised version of the 21st Century Road to Housing Act, sending the bipartisan legislation meant to address the housing crisis over to the Senate for approval. "Today, we proved Washington still works," Rep. French Hill, R-Ark., who

Nashville, state spent billions of taxpayer funds drawing Super Bowl

(The Center Square) – Tennessee already has granted $10.8 million of taxpayer money from its special events fund toward luring Super Bowl LXIV in 2030 to Nashville in additional to the $500 million in state funding and $3.1 billion estimated tax capture to build new Nissan Stadium. State and

Dual tracks: High gas prices, AI wave, stock market gains spotlight class, wealth divides

Dual tracks: High gas prices, AI wave, stock market gains spotlight class, wealth divides

Two predominant drivers of the economy—inflation (including from the war in Iran) and the potentially revolutionary artificial intelligence wave—highlight post-pandemic dualities and disparities. Since the pandemic, the rich and Wall Street investors have reaped financial gains via rising stock markets, while those lower on the income ladder

Cashing in: Across Montana, mobile home courts fall prey to out-of-state investors

If you live in a mobile home community in Montana, you could easily come home one day to a piece of mail informing you that the land underneath your home has been sold. And your new landlord is an out-of-state, private equity company looking to maximize profits for

Council approves land sale for 'monumental' $100 million Missoula Midtown development

A massive $100 million development near Southgate Mall will move forward after Missoula City Council sold 15 acres of land to a private developer to build hundreds of market-rate homes late Monday night. The Midtown Commons development could begin breaking ground as soon as this summer, with a plan

U.S. House defies Senate, weakens private equity restrictions in housing bill

(The Center Square) – Despite the White House publicly urging the Republican-controlled House of Representatives to approve the U.S. Senate’s bipartisan housing bill, House lawmakers have put forth their own version of the bill that strips provisions reining in private equity. The House’s amendment to the 21st

1 de cada 5 trabajadores cree que no se le paga lo suficiente

Uno de cada cinco trabajadores considera que merece un aumento salarial considerable, según un nuevo estudio global. El estudio internacional de 4.000 adultos empleados en Estados Unidos, el Reino Unido, Francia, Alemania, Singapur y Australia reveló que el 18% considera que su salario es insuficiente y que necesitaría un