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By Letta Tayler and Elisa Epstein[1] This report was published on January 9, 2022 by Costs of War, a project at the Watson Institute of International and Public Affairs at Brown University “We also have to work, though, sort of the dark side, if you will… if we’re going to be successful. That’s the world […]
Standing on a portable stage erected at home plate of the Milwaukee Brewers ballpark, Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers recently praised the professional baseball team as an “essential part” of the state’s “culture and identity” and “economic success.” With fanfare, Evers then signed off on $500 million in public aid for the stadium’s renovation, adding to […]
Conflict, economic shocks, climate change and soaring prices for food and fertilizer are all combining in a perfect storm to create a hunger crisis of unprecedented proportions. Right now, in some of the hungriest places around the world, there just isn’t enough food to feed the population. Does that mean there is a global food […]
The Chicago City Council approved Mayor Brandon Johnson’s $16.6 billion 2023 spending plan on Wednesday after a debate shaped by an intense focus on the amount of money the city expects to spend on housing, feeding and caring for the men, women and children sent to Chicago from the southern border. The budget, which takes […]
Employment cost index increases 1.1% in third quarter Wages, salaries rise 1.2%; benefits advance 0.9% Consumer confidence softens further in October House price inflation accelerates in September
Black Hills Energy says customers can expect to see lower energy prices as we approach the heating season. Spokesperson Brandy Johnson tells KLIN News U.S. natural gas costs were four times lower in September compared to the same time last year. Natural gas prices were above $9 in September 2022 compared to $2.55 at the […]
[1/5]Trucks wait in a queue to cross into the United States via the Jeronimo-Santa Teresa International Bridge connecting the city of Ciudad Juarez to Santa Teresa, New Mexico, after U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) set a “temporary suspension” of cargo processing in the Cordova Bridge of the…
Attachments By Muzaffar Chishti, Julia Gelatt, and Colleen Putzel-Kavanaugh The likely record number of asylum seekers and other migrants entering the United States after being apprehended at the southern border is placing an unprecedented financial strain on states and cities nationwide, even as local governments continue to recover from the economic toll resulting from the […]
Slashdot reader sonlas writes: The government’s green energy plans faced a setback as the Norfolk Boreas offshore windfarm project by Vattenfall was halted due to soaring supply chain costs and rising interest rates. Vattenfall’s chief executive Anna Borg said: “It’s important to understand that our suppliers are being squeezed. They have problems in their supply […]
The power and transportation sectors tend to dominate headlines when it comes to cutting greenhouse gas (GHG) pollution, but we need to tackle a large and growing emissions source to hit our climate goals: industry. U.S. industrial facilities are directly responsible for