As summer comes to an end, kids and adults alike are headed back to school. But for college graduates, this also means it’s time to resume payments on their federal student loans after a hiatus of more than three years.
Gas prices throughout the United States have continued their upward trend over the previous months and years, due to increasing oil prices. Despite the lower demand, potential hurricane development and forecasts of record-high temperatures could cause refineries to halt production and contribute to the increase in prices.
In June 2023, home prices in the United States decreased by 0.83 percent compared to last year to a median price of $425,177, according to data from Redfin.
The formerly pristine reputation of the U.S. government’s debt lost a little more luster after another prominent rating agency demoted Uncle Sam from its AAA perch.
The United States added 187,000 new jobs in July, according to the monthly report released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Average hourly wages rose 4.4 percent from a year earlier, slightly more than officials expected.
The national unemployment rate dropped from 3.6 percent in February to 3.5 percent in March.
The budget state House Republicans presented this week would increase teacher salaries an average of 10% over two years and give state employees 7.5% raises over the two-year budget cycle.
North Carolina elected leaders have enacted several ineffective and misleading laws over the years, but when it comes to undermining public confidence in government and taking advantage of vulnerable people, the badly misnamed “education lottery” has to be near the bottom of any “worst of” list.
Duke Energy chief Lynn Good is among the highest paid despite company’s inadequate work to tackle the climate emergency
In December, the national unemployment rate dropped to 3.5 percent, down 0.1 percent from the previous month.
With inflation steadily ramping up its pressure on state residents, many citizens are now re-tightening their wallets once again in preparation for the uncertain future.
According to the US Department of Transportation, North Carolina will receive a total of $109,024,196 over the next 5 years for the development and expansion of electric vehicle infrastructure.