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Evers vetoes bills to exempt overtime, cash tips from income tax

(The Center Square) – Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers vetoed a pair of bills Friday that would have exempted overtime pay and cash tips from state income taxes. Assembly Bill 461 would have matched a temporary federal income tax exemption on overtime that would apply to the extra pay received for working

Illinois housing affordability efforts pit tax cuts against new spending

(The Center Square) – As homeownership may be growing out of reach for many young residents, Illinois lawmakers are split between trimming taxes and growing state programs. Republicans are pushing tax relief as Democrat leaders seek to expand spending on housing programs across the state. Illinois state Sen. Erica Harriss, R-

National debt over 4x greater than reported, accounting group says

(The Center Square) – The U.S. Treasury says the national debt is roughly $39 trillion, but a nonpartisan accounting group estimates that the true number is $170.3 trillion. Unlike the Treasury’s calculations, Truth in Accounting included all of the federal government’s unfunded obligations in its debt assessment,

The nonprofit status of NCAA athletic departments is starting to raise questions

The nonprofit status of NCAA athletic departments is starting to raise questions

With all the talk of busted brackets, game-winning shots, point spreads and Cinderellas, it was easy to miss the eye-popping offer University of Michigan star forward Yaxel Lendeborg claimed to have received during the first weekend of March Madness. Lendeborg told The Associated Press that the University of

Can’t heaven wait? | Mary Sheehy Moe

Can you hear the prayer of the children, softly pleading for silence in a shattered world? Last year Ukraine saw its sharpest increases in war-caused childhood casualties since 2022, averaging 16 per week. The number of children experiencing anxiety, trauma, and grief as a result of the endless Russian

Taxpayer dollars flood pregnancy centers. Oversight hasn't followed.

Taxpayer dollars flood pregnancy centers. Oversight hasn't followed.

Taxpayer dollars flood pregnancy centers. Oversight hasn't followed. Crisis pregnancy centers have been the beneficiary of at least a half-billion dollars since the U.S. Supreme Court ended federal abortion protections in June 2022, a States Newsroom investigation found. The centers discourage women from seeking abortion and

US trade deficit widens less than forecast as tariff turmoil persists

US trade deficit widens less than forecast as tariff turmoil persists

The US trade deficit widened in February but less than analysts expected, government data showed Thursday, a year since President Donald Trump unleashed sweeping tariffs on virtually all trading partners. One year on, turmoil over Trump's tariff agenda looks set to continue roiling trade flows in the world&