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Indiana voters to pick party candidates in competitive, multimillion dollar primaries 04/27/2024 12:06am • INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — In deep red Indiana, where Republicans hold a supermajority in both chambers of the state legislature and most top offices are held by GOP politicians, the May 7 primary will determine the outcome of the general election in many races. The most-watched is the GOP race for gover Fed's preferred inflation gauge shows price pressures stayed elevated last month 04/26/2024 03:26pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — A measure of inflation closely tracked by the Federal Reserve remained uncomfortably high in March, likely reinforcing the Fed's reluctance to cut interest rates anytime soon and underscoring a burden for President Joe Biden's re-election bid. Friday's report from the government AP Decision Notes: What to expect in New York's special congressional election 04/26/2024 07:21am • WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans’ majority could tighten by another vote after Tuesday’s special congressional election in Buffalo — at least, temporarily. Voters are choosing a replacement for Democrat Brian Higgins, a longtime House member who cited the “slow and frustrating” pace o Tennessee lawmakers adjourn after finalizing $1.9B tax cut and refund for businesses 04/25/2024 10:37pm • NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee's GOP-controlled General Assembly on Thursday adjourned for the year, concluding months of tense political infighting that doomed Republican Gov. Bill Lee's universal school voucher push. But a bill allowing some teachers to carry firearms in public schools and on Arkansas officials say a Missouri doctor whose body was found in a lake died by suicide 04/25/2024 06:47pm • The death of a highly regarded Missouri emergency room doctor whose body was found 11 months ago in a northwest Arkansas lake has been ruled a suicide, Arkansas authorities said Thursday, in a case that fueled social media speculation about whether his disappearance had been tied to his cryptocurren Recreational marijuana backers can gather signatures for North Dakota ballot initiative 04/25/2024 06:39pm • BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A North Dakota ballot initiative group can gather signatures to put a proposal legalizing recreational marijuana to a statewide vote in the fall, the state’s top election official said Thursday, in the latest legalization effort in the conservative state. The New Economic F Minneapolis smokers to pay some of the highest cigarette prices in US with a $15 per-pack minimum 04/25/2024 03:51pm • MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Smokers in Minneapolis will pay some of the highest cigarette prices in the country after the City Council voted unanimously Thursday to impose a minimum retail price of $15 per pack to promote public health. The ordinance not only sets a floor price. It prevents smokers and ret Amazon cloud computing unit plans to invest $11 billion to build data center in northern Indiana 04/25/2024 09:25am • NEW CARLISLE, Ind. (AP) — Amazon ’s cloud computing unit Amazon Web Services plans to invest $11 billion to build a data center in northern Indiana that will create at least 1,000 new jobs, state and company officials announced Thursday. Republican Gov. Eric Holcomb called the project planned ne 10 Essential Sources of Retirement Income 04/24/2024 08:00pm • Many career professionals dream of hanging up their lanyards and kicking back with a cold beverage on the beach. Yet too many people approach retirement without the one thing they need to prosper: cash. According to a recent study by the Alliance for Lifetime Income, 52.5% of Americans nearing age 6 7 of the Best Tax-Free Municipal Bond Funds 04/24/2024 08:00pm • Most investors recognize the fundamental role of bonds in a portfolio. They provide a steady income stream and typically exhibit lower volatility compared to equities. However, the tax implications of bond investments can introduce some complexities that are crucial to understand, especially for inc Tennessee lawmakers join movement allowing some teachers to take guns into schools 04/24/2024 06:27pm • Some public school teachers in Tennessee could gain new powers to carry concealed guns into the classroom, a year after a deadly school shooting in the state's capital city stirred impassioned debate about the best ways to curb such violence. The Republican-led Legislature in Tennessee gave final a New Jersey is motivating telecommuters to appeal their New York tax bills. Connecticut may be next 04/24/2024 10:51am • HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Telecommuting, a pandemic-era novelty that has become a permanent alternative for many people, has some Connecticut and New Jersey employees of New York-based companies questioning why they still have to pay personal income tax to the Empire State. Their home states are wond 7 of the Best Charles Schwab Mutual Funds 04/23/2024 08:00pm • Choosing the "best" mutual fund can be subjective and largely depends on an individual investor's goals and risk tolerance. For example, while an equity fund that performed exceptionally over the past decade may appeal to a growth-focused investor, it might not suit someone seeking stable income. To Should You Wait for Mortgage Rates to Fall to Buy a House? 04/22/2024 08:00pm • Over the past two years, mortgage rates have surged from around 3% to well past 7%, leaving many would-be homebuyers simply priced out of the market. Others have decided to wait on the sidelines, holding out for lower rates. In fact, two-thirds of homebuyers are waiting for rates to fall before buyi Kimberly Palmer: How to escape from a money rut 04/22/2024 07:00am • Sometimes, climbing out of a money rut starts with a pep talk — to yourself. “I like affirmations and speaking out loud,” says Giovanna Gonzalez, a financial educator and author of “Cultura & Cash.” Her favorite affirmations are statements like, “I am not a reflection of my money mis