Medical debt is the largest source of debt in collection in the United States, and it’s more likely to be held by women, people with
Year: 2025
Junk food and drug use cut into life expectancy gains for states
By Tim Henderson, After large drops during the pandemic, life expectancy in the United States should recover to 2019 levels this year nationally and in
State Budget and Tax Cuts Could Generate an Appetite for Marijuana Revenue, Observers Say
By Bob Sillick, Most Americans continue to support the legalization of cannabis, as the medical use of cannabis is legal in 40 states and the
North Dakota landowners appeal Summit carbon storage decision
 By Jeff Beach, A group of North Dakota landowners is appealing the state’s approval of an underground carbon storage area for Summit Carbon Solutions,
Trump huddles with U.S. Senate GOP but no agreement yet on big tax, immigration overhaul
President-elect Donald Trump and wife Melania Trump arrive at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 8, 2025, ahead of Senate Majority Leader John Thune, center. Trump
U.S. House Dem, former police officers lambast Trump’s Jan. 6 pardon pledge
Michael Fanone, a former Metropolitan Police Department officer who defended the U.S. Capitol and suffered injuries on Jan. 6, 2021, is pictured at the attack’s
Democrats say U.S. Senate Republicans rushing confirmation of Interior nominee Burgum
Gov. Doug Burgum, at the time the governor of North Dakota and now President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for secretary of the Interior, presents his budget
USDA measuring financial well-being of farmers with surveyÂ
A farmer harvests corn near Slater, Iowa on Oct. 17, 2020. (Photo by Perry Beeman/Iowa Capital Dispatch) by Cami Koons, The U.S. Department of Agriculture
Trump asks U.S. Supreme Court to suspend sentencing in New York hush money case
President-elect Donald Trump has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to pause his sentencing in a New York hush money case. Shown is the court on
Trump’s Election as President Certified by Congress, Four Years After Capitol Attack
By Ashley Murray and Jennifer Shutt, WASHINGTON — Lawmakers certified President-elect Donald Trump’s win Monday in a smooth process that four years ago was
