NATIONAL NEWS
What to know about this year’s Social Security cost-of-living adjustment
| October 23, 2024
Tens of millions of older Americans will see an increase in benefits this January when a new cost-of-living adjustment is added to Social Security payments.
Harris wants to give workers more rights and expand opportunities for non-college educated workers. Trump’s plans could cost jobs.
| October 22, 2024
Harris has vowed to strengthen workers’ rights, expand financial support for the working class, boost opportunities for non-college graduates, and raise the minimum wage. Trump, meanwhile, has promised to implement tariffs on imports and repeal federal investments in clean energy, both of which would likely lead to job losses.
White House says health insurance needs to fully cover condoms, other over-the-counter birth control
| October 21, 2024
The proposal comes days before Election Day, as Vice President Kamala Harris affixes her presidential campaign to a promise of expanding women's health care access in the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court's decision to undo nationwide abortion rights two years ago.
Kamala Harris proposed a plan to help small business owners. Trump’s plan could send their costs through the roof.
| October 17, 2024
Vice President Kamala Harris intends to support small business owners and entrepreneurs by reducing their expenses and increasing their access to capital. Trump’s tariff proposal, however, could cause small businesses’ costs to rise.
Your F-150 or Camry could cost tens of thousands of dollars more under Trump’s tariff plan
| October 16, 2024
Trump’s proposed tariff of between 100% and 2,000% on foreign-made cars entering the US would raise prices on both domestic and imported cars and “likely send thousands of US workers to the unemployment line,” according to Howard Gleckman, a senior fellow in the Urban-Brookings Tax Policy Center at the Urban Institute.