January 2nd, 20182690The United States Congress will begin the new year trying to avoid a government shut down.
“People are not going to come back singing the Sound of Music together. January is going to be contentious,” said Rep. Mark Meadows, R-NC in an interview with Bloomberg Politics.
The federal government is scheduled to run out of money...
December 28th, 2017187If you could use a few extra million dollars, you might want to consider buying a Powerball or Mega Millions ticket today.
That's according to USA Today, which reported the current jackpot prizes for both lottery games are over $300 million each. The Mega Millions jackpots is at $306 million while the Powerball announced early...
December 20th, 2017071The GOP-backed tax bill officially passed through Congress on Wednesday.
Both the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate passed the GOP-backed sweeping tax reform bill Tuesday. Senate technicalities then dictated that the bill needed to be sent back to the House for another vote Wednesday afternoon. It passed again with a 224-201...
December 19th, 20172695The U.S. House of Representatives passed the GOP-backed $1.5 trillion tax bill Tuesday afternoon.
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The Senate is expected to pass the bill as soon as Tuesday night, which could mean that President Donald Trump may sign his first significant legislative...
December 19th, 20172587The U.S. House of Representatives is expected to pass the GOP-backed tax reform bill today.
>>Related: 5 Things to know about the tax reform bill<<
Top Republicans said they expect the bill to pass easily, according to an ABC News article. That's despite a group of about 13 moderates who have continuously opposed...
December 18th, 2017066Georgia's high schools doing just fine in financial literacy, according to a Vermont college.
Each year, Champlain College releases a grade for all 50 states and Washington D.C. reflecting their efforts to produce financially literate high school graduates, according to the report's website. The report card attempts to measure how...
December 18th, 2017375The GOP-backed tax reform bill is expected to pass through the House and the Senate on Tuesday and Wednesday, respectively.
If congress approves the bill, it'll head to President Donald Trump's office for his signature and will mark his first major legislative accomplishment since taking office in January. As of Monday, most reports...
December 14th, 2017272Experts expect Georgia’s economy to follow the nation’s in continuing strong growth in the new year – although they make those predictions with a degree of caution.
“The takeaway is: it is not too late to take advantage of the economic expansion in the State of Georgia,” said Ben Ayers, dean of the University of Georgia’s...
December 12th, 2017170An airfreight pilot told The Washington Post he and other experts expect delays to be especially problematic in the U.S. this year.
"It looks like the next three weeks are going to be challenging, particularly with serving Amazon," Robert Kirchner, a pilot for Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings and executive council chairman of the labor...