October 7, 2026 8:49 am
(The Center Square) – Republican lawmakers and representatives from the banking and capital industries praised the Trump administration’s policies boosting economic growth in a congressional hearing Wednesday. Yet the House Finance Committee hearing – entitled “Strengthening the American Economy: Promoting Growth, Opportunity, and Prosperity” – largely centered around the needs of community banking institutions and the stock market, rather than ...
(The Center Square) – The Trump administration will invest more than $100 million into school lunch initiatives across the country, the White House said Monday. The U.S. Department of Agriculture and Department of Health and Human Services said it would fund research initiatives, equipment upgrades and local farm grants for schools around the nation. The administration also will work to ...
(The Center Square) – Mississippi, Wyoming and Arkansas lead the nation in car crash fatalities, according to a new report The Welcome Law Firm, a personal injury and immigration legal clinic, analyzed fatal crash data from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration between 2020 and 2024 in order to determine which states recorded the highest number of fatal crashes across ...
(The Center Square) – The U.S. Senate has released its version of the five-year farm bill and plans to mark it up in committee Thursday, finally making progress on the critical agricultural policy package. Like the House’s version, the Senate’s 983-page Agricultural Act of 2026 renews and enhances crop insurance and price support, disaster assistance, risk management programs, operation and ...
