Tag: Federal Government
Citizens Financial parts ways with 2 ICE-related prison operators
PROVIDENCE – Citizens Financial Group Inc., parent company of Citizens Bank, is divesting from a pair of private prison companies that contract with U.S....
Appeals court judge nixes Trump attempt to block wind-energy development
PROVIDENCE – Attorneys general from 17 states, including R.I. Attorney General Peter F. Neronha, scored another legal victory over the Trump administration.
The United States...
U.S. economy grew a sluggish 0.5% in fourth quarter, government says
WASHINGTON (AP) – The American economy, slowed by last fall's 43-day government shutdown, grew at a sluggish 0.5% annual pace from October through December,...
U.S. adds surprising 13K jobs last month yet revisions cut hundreds...
WASHINGTON (AP) – U.S. employers added a surprisingly strong 130,000 jobs last month, but government revisions cut 2024-2025 U.S. payrolls by hundreds of thousands.
The unemployment...
Producer prices rise a mild 0.2% in November, government says in...
WASHINGTON (AP) – U.S. wholesale prices rose modestly in November, the government said in a report delayed by the federal government shutdown.
The Labor Department...
Blame shutdown on citizens who prefer political spectacle
The U.S. was founded on the idea that government exists to serve its people. To do this, the government must deliver services that promote...
U.S. economy expanded at a surprising 3.8% pace in the second...
WASHINGTON (AP) – An uptick in consumer spending helped the U.S. economy expand at a surprising 3.8% from April through June, the government reported...
States building AI guardrails in absence of strong federal rules
State legislatures are where the action is for placing guardrails around artificial intelligence technologies, given the lack of meaningful federal regulation. The resounding defeat...
U.S. economy falls 0.2% in first quarter, an upgrade from initial...
WASHINGTON (AP) – The U.S. economy shrank at a 0.2% annual pace from January through March, the first drop in three years, as President...
U.S. economy shrinks 0.3% in first quarter as Trump trade wars...
The U.S. economy shrank at a 0.3% annual pace from January through March, the first drop in three years. It was slowed by a...
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