Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers signed a bipartisan bill into law that will largely ban student cell phone use in public school classrooms. School boards are required to create a policy by July that generally prohibits cell phone use during the school day, with some exceptions. Exceptions to the ban can be made for emergencies, managing…
On Nov. 1, Michelle Higgs plans to check the Affordable Care Act health insurance marketplace portal and see how much more she will pay next year if Congress fails to extend enhanced subsidies. She estimates that her current plan, which also covers her husband and two young children, would increase by more than $2,000 per…
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell poured cold water on hopes for a holiday rate cut, dialing back expectations as the labor market cools and inflation persists. Powell said a December cut is far from guaranteed. Even as the central bank on Oct. 29 trimmed its benchmark federal funds rate to a range of 3.75% to…
White House officials fired all six members of the U.S. Commission on Fine Arts, a federal agency which would have been tasked with advising on the design elements of the new $300 million White House ballroom championed by President Donald Trump. The move comes just a week after the entire East Wing was demolished to…
Florida’s State Board of Immigration approved over $4.1 million in reimbursements to 15 local law enforcement agencies for immigration enforcement. Also, Larry Keefe, known for his role in arranging migrant flights, has been replaced as the State Immigration Enforcement Council’s executive director. Anthony Coker, Florida’s first U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement liaison, will succeed Keefe….
Buenos Aires, Argentina — Markets in Argentina rallied, the peso surged and the country’s sovereign bonds jumped on Monday as libertarian President Javier Milei hailed his party’s resounding victory in midterm congressional elections as a mandate to press forward with radical free-market reforms. Investors recovered confidence in the chronically depreciating Argentine peso that they were…
The Visalia City Council expressed interest in moving ahead to develop an aquatic complex in the city at the Oct. 20 meeting. However, city council members acknowledged they will first need to make some important decisions about the project, including its location, features and funding. If the current interest leads to an aquatic center in…