[ad_1] The state is receiving an additional $ 3.6 million – in addition to the $ 27 million announced last week – in federal funding to combat the opioid epidemic. The State …
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[ad_1] The main interest rate of the Federal Reserve will exceed the central bank's preferred inflation measure for the first time in a decade, when policymakers announce that the widely expected rate …
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[ad_1] Interest rates are rising. The Federal Reserve in June raised rates for the second time in 2018. And there could be two more rate hikes before the end of the year. …
Read More »Federal Judge Forces Secretary of Commerce Ross to Be Lit on Citizenship Issue
[ad_1] Trade Secretary Wilbur Ross attends a White House Cabinet meeting on July 18, 2018. A federal judge on Friday ordered Ross to testify in a lawsuit on a citizenship issue added …
Read More »Federal Commission sues Walmart for alleged discrimination against pregnant employees: NPR
[ad_1] The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission filed a federal lawsuit in Wisconsin Friday against Walmart Inc. for alleged unlawful discrimination against pregnant employees. Jeff Chiu / AP hide the legend toggle the …
Read More »State fight against opioids receives millions of federal dollars
[ad_1] This photo of August 29, 2018 shows an arrangement of prescription oxycodone tablets in New York. Figures from a survey published in 2017 on September 14, 2018 show that fewer people …
Read More »Illinois to receive federal funding for opioid treatment
[ad_1] Federal funds are donated to the state to help fight the epidemic of opioids. The $ 43.5 million funding for Illinois, announced earlier this week, was discussed during a visit Thursday …
Read More »Trump Picks Expert on Regulation for the Federal Reserve
[ad_1] WASHINGTON – President Trump on Wednesday named Nellie Liang, a longtime employee of the Federal Reserve, an expert in financial regulation, to join the Fed's board of governors. Ms. Liang, 60, …
Read More »Hawaiian coral is considered a federal protection
[ad_1] (CN) – According to the initial study released Wednesday by the National Marine Fisheries Service, Hawaiian coral cauliflower is one step closer to federal protection under the Endangered Species Act. Nicknamed …
Read More »Three men accused of $ 364 million under the Ponzi scheme blew up investors' money on cars, diamonds, casinos and the federal government
[ad_1] The Securities and Exchange Commission and the Department of Justice announced Wednesday that it has terminated a $ 364 million Ponzi scheme for hundreds of US investors by promising them wealth …
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