EXCLUSIVE: Inside one Michigan town's fight against solar expansion
Shining a Light on Solar: This is the second installment in a series investigating the solar industry in Michigan.
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US retail sales decline as consumer pullback deepens
US retail sales declined by 0.2 percent in January, according to delayed government data released on Friday, missing some analysts' expectations amid persistent concerns that consumption in the world's biggest economy is slowing.
Overall sales fell on a month-on-month basis to $733.5 billion,
Yellowstone County asking voters for $175 million to fund jail expansion
Pending approval from voters in November, the Yellowstone County Detention Center may undergo a significant — and expensive — expansion.
The county is planning to put forward a $175 million bond and an annual $20 million operational levy, as required by law, to finance a 320-bed jail expansion, Yellowstone County Attorney
Judge orders tariff refunds, but Friday's hearing could set course
(The Center Square) – The government must refund more than $130 billion in tariffs imposed under President Donald Trump's unconstitutional tariff regime, even to those who did not file a refund suit.
Judge Richard Eaton at the Court of International Trade ordered the administration on Wednesday to begin refunding
Bessent says Trump's 15% global tariff coming his week
(The Center Square) – Higher tariffs are on the way. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Wednesday that President Donald Trump plans to rebuild his tariff wall within five months using alternative laws.
"It's my strong belief that the tariff rates will be back to their old rate within
Walter Schweitzer: Montana’s elected officials are failing citizens, and it’s time for change
Instead of investing in public institutions and infrastructure, creating fair tax codes, and supporting ag producers by incentivizing Montana food on local grocery store shelves and ensuring right to repair equipment, current lawmakers have sided again and again with big business and out-of-state corporations over their rural constituents’
WATCH: Gov. Ferguson signaling income tax bill may be dead for session
(The Center Square) – Nine days remain in the 2026 legislative session in Olympia, and the proposed income tax has yet to reach the House floor and reports circulating late Tuesday suggest it may not reach the floor this session.
There are media reports that Gov. Bob Ferguson has told supporters