Data show a job market that's slowing, or at least pausingBy Mitchell HartmanDecember 08, 2018POSTED IN: Jobs job market Labor Department employment jobs report ListenreadDownloadDownload
A new program helps foster kids by providing affordable housing for adoptive parents and seniors By Melanie SevcenkoDecember 07, 2018Melanie SevcenkoBridge Meadows brings foster families and seniors together in affordable housing.POSTED IN: life foster care children foster system department of health and human services homes forever home adoption adoptive services ListenreadDownloadDownload
Trade war means more donations to food banksBy Nancy Marshall-GenzerNovember 22, 2018Justin Sullivan/Getty ImagesTo blunt the pain of tariffs, the government is buying more than $1 billion in surplus food. Much of that will go to food banks. POSTED IN: Economy Food food bank food donations Agriculture Department Agriculture farming farmers ListenreadDownloadDownload
To exempt or not: How the Commerce Department decides who pays steel tariffsBy Tracey SamuelsonNovember 09, 2018AFP/Getty ImagesData suggests industry objections weigh heavily in decisions.POSTED IN: trade tariffs Commerce Department ListenreadDownloadDownload
Tariff exemption process remains "frustrating" for companies submitting applicationsBy Marketplace staffNovember 07, 2018AFP/Getty ImagesRonnie Smith at McMahon Steel is not convinced the people evaluating his requests were prepared to do so.POSTED IN: steel tariffs trade war Commerce Department ListenreadDownloadDownload
When it comes to out-of-state donations, Democrats take the lead in the 2018 midtermsBy Jana KasperkevicNovember 05, 2018Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images"Rock star" candidates like Beto O'Rourke and Stacey Abrams attract out-of-state donations.POSTED IN: 2018 election 2018 elections midterms campaign donations out of state donations Beto O'Rourke Stacey Abrams read
Nevada’s "tampon tax" ballot initiative brings up questions about fairness and gender equalityBy Jana KasperkevicNovember 01, 2018Ethan Miller/Getty ImagesWomen voters are thinking beyond their own wallets when heading to polls this November. POSTED IN: state taxes sales tax sales taxes Nevada women 2018 elections women voters tampons feminine hygiene read
Regulation of installment loans varies widely by stateBy Renata SagoOctober 18, 2018POSTED IN: Economy loans installment loans pew research consumer finance consumer finance companies finance charges state regulation lending ListenreadDownloadDownload
DOT loosens rules for driverless trucks By Erika BerasOctober 05, 2018POSTED IN: Tech autonomous vehicles Department of Transportation commercial vehicles trucks business artificial intelligence ai ListenreadDownloadDownload
