Retail Bloodbath: More Than 2,600 Store Closings Announced So Far In 2024

July 21, 2024

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Retail stores are being shut down at a staggering rate all over the country. If we stay on the pace that we are on, the total number of stores closed in 2024 will be nearly 40 percent higher than the total number of stores closed in 2023. That is what you call a crisis! Meanwhile, […]

Supreme Court May Prevent “Irreparable Harm” To Trump, Says Yale Law Prof

July 21, 2024

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Liberal Constitutional law scholar Jed Rubenfeld says New York “hush money” case may violate Trump’s constitutional rights and that he would appeal to federal courts Over the last week, America’s leading legal scholars and journalists have explained that former president Donald Trump is now a convicted felon. A jury found Trump guilty of many crimes, […]

Prosperity Now Statement on May Jobs Report: Hot Jobs Report May Hide Double-Edged Sword for Low-Income Families

July 21, 2024

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WASHINGTON – The U.S. economy added 272,000 nonfarm payroll jobs in May, far outpacing economists’ expectations of 180,000 jobs, according to data released Friday by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The unemployment rate rose marginally to 4.0% (from 3.9%). The following is a statement from Marisa Calderon, president and CEO of Prosperity Now: “We are […]

UN: World Food Prices Rise 3rd Straight Month

July 21, 2024

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We are being lied to about the economy The United Nations world food price index rose for a third consecutive month in May, as higher cereals and dairy product prices outweighed drops in prices for sugar and vegetable oils. The U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization’s price index, which tracks the most globally traded food commodities, […]

Illinois Housing Development Authority Warns of Housing Scam

July 21, 2024

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The Illinois Housing Development Authority is alerting vulnerable households of an online scam pretending to be IHDA or a similar housing entity. The scam is presented as a flyer posted on Facebook announcing the opening of a waitlist for specific properties as part of the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program (Section 8). The scam […]