Economy

Economy January 3, 2025

What does 2025 hold for interest rates, inflation and the American consumer?

by D. Brian Blank, Mississippi State University and Brandy Hadley, Appalachian State University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Brian Blank is a finance scholar and…

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Economy

Trump’s 2017 tax cuts expire soon − study shows they made income inequality worse and especially hurt Black Americans

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Economy

Proposals to rein in child care costs in Georgia gain early support from Senate leaders

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Economy

UGA economists peer into crystal ball and see slowing Georgia economy in 2025

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Economy

Trump vow to impose stiff tariffs at odds with anti-inflation campaign message, Dems say

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Economy

A look at how tariffs, deportations and more of Trump’s proposals could affect housing costs

Economy

Americans face an insurability crisis as climate change worsens disasters – a look at how insurance companies set rates and coverage

Economy

Republican lawmakers will reshape tax policy in 2025 — a tax expert explains what to expect

Economy

US government tries to rein in an out-of-control subscription economy

Economy November 4, 2024

The Biden-Harris October Jobs Report Was Better Than Trump’s Average Jobs Report

By John A. Tures, Professor of Political Science, LaGrange College On Friday, ex-President Donald Trump claimed that America’s 4.1 percent unemployment rate was the worst jobs report in our nation’s…

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Cobb County January 22, 2025

Acworth man killed in collision on Hickory Grove Road

[It is the policy of the Cobb County Courier to omit the names of people involved in traffic incidents that are still under investigation] Officer S.A. Barner of the Cobb…

Immigration January 22, 2025

Trump executive order attacks long-standing American principle of birthright citizenship

by Carol Nackenoff, Swarthmore College and Julie Novkov, University at Albany, State University of New York, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] One of President Donald…

Immigration January 22, 2025

Trump promises to end birthright citizenship and shut down the border – a legal scholar explains the challenges these actions could face

by Jean Lantz Reisz, University of Southern California, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] During his first day in office on Jan. 20, 2025, President Donald…

Justice January 22, 2025

Trump’s Jan. 6 pardon order ‘flies in the face of the facts’ of violent insurrection, retired federal judge explains

by John E. Jones III, Dickinson College, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] In the first hours of his second term, President Donald Trump pardoned nearly…

National January 22, 2025

How Trump could try to stay in power after his second term ends

by Philip Klinkner, Hamilton College, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Think Donald Trump can’t be president after his second term is up in January 2029?…

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Economy

What does 2025 hold for interest rates, inflation and the American consumer?

Trump’s 2017 tax cuts expire soon − study shows they made income inequality worse and especially hurt Black Americans

Proposals to rein in child care costs in Georgia gain early support from Senate leaders

UGA economists peer into crystal ball and see slowing Georgia economy in 2025

Trump vow to impose stiff tariffs at odds with anti-inflation campaign message, Dems say

A look at how tariffs, deportations and more of Trump’s proposals could affect housing costs

Americans face an insurability crisis as climate change worsens disasters – a look at how insurance companies set rates and coverage

Republican lawmakers will reshape tax policy in 2025 — a tax expert explains what to expect

US government tries to rein in an out-of-control subscription economy

The Biden-Harris October Jobs Report Was Better Than Trump’s Average Jobs Report