Milwaukee, WI

Columbus, OH

Wisconsin State

An unexpected company is now laying off hundreds in Wisconsin due to a significant decrease in consumer demand. Mercury Marine, a boat parts manufacturer in Fond du Lac County, is preparing to cut a total of 300 positions this summer, according to a spokesperson. The company said in a statement...

An Unexpected Company Is Now Laying Off Hundreds in Wisconsin

960 The Ref

You may want to head to your local post office sooner rather than later. The cost of Forever stamps is going up this month.

‘Delivering for America’: USPS to raise price of Forever stamps to 73 cents

Newark, NJ

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Morristown Minute

NEWARK, N.J. – Eight individuals associated with the "793 Bloods" street gang, a subset of the national Bloods gang, have been charged for their roles in a Newark-based drug trafficking organization, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced.

Eight '793 Bloods' Gang Members Charged in Newark Drug Network

Coffee County, GA

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Daily Coffee Press

Last month, more than twenty individuals were indicted on felony charges in Coffee County. Several of them have recently made local headlines, including Guillermo de la Cruz-Morales, the sole person charged in connection with the disappearance of Maria Diaz, and Cornelius Jamison, accused of cocaine trafficking.

Grand Jury Indicts Over Twenty Individuals on Felony Charges in Coffee County

It’s no surprise older and younger generations have different habits and attitudes — and it extends to the workplace, too. Southwest Airlines is threatening a hedge fund with a 'poison pill'. Almost 70% of full-time workers between the ages of 50 and 64 say they work fully on-site,...

Workers over 50 are most likely to be fully in-office — or not at all

Pennsylvania State

The US Sun

THOUSANDS of seniors have six extra months to claim a rebate check up to $1,000. The rebate, ranging from $380 to $1,000, is available to Pennsylvania homeowners or renters over 65, widows over the age of 50, and people with disabilities over the age of 18. On top of the...

Stimulus check update 2024 — Major deadline change for those eligible to get $1,000 rebate checks – see new date

USA TODAY

The cost of a Forever stamp is set to increase in July 2024 as part of the US Postal Service's 'Delivering for America' plan. Here's what to know.

USPS raising stamp prices: Last chance to lock in Forever stamp rate ahead of increase

King County, WA

Bellevue, IL

The Center Square

(The Center Square) – It has been two years since Jaskaran Singh rented his Bellevue home to a couple who soon after moving in, stopped paying rent.
                The high profile Bellevue Squatters case has garnered global attention.
                The tenants living in Singh’s $2 million home, San and Youjin Kim, have been allowed to remain there because King County’s Housing Justice Project used taxpayer dollars to pay off the delinquent rent.
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Bellevue landlord gets March 2025 court date in war with squatters

Kentucky State

Northern Kentucky Tribune

Kentucky’s medical cannabis program has taken significant steps toward ensuring those with qualifying conditions have access to medical cannabis as soon as possible, said Gov. Andy Beshear this week.

State to open licensing applications for medical cannabis businesses beginning July 1

Business Insider

Walmart announced a slate of pay and benefits perks as the company tries to encourage more employees to stick with the job for longer.

Walmart is giving US hourly workers new bonuses that increase the longer they've been at the company

Ali Carney, 46, of Newark, received a 65-month prison sentence for conspiring to distribute narcotics, including fentanyl and heroin, and possessing with intent to distribute fentanyl, according to U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger.

Gang Member Sentenced to 65 Months for Drug Trafficking

An inspector general report has raised issues with the Postal Service’s system for reporting delivery performance, saying that while it accurately reports data that is collected, the sampling method used “may not be representative” of overall performance. The system gathers data from scans made by clerks at...

Postal Service IG Raises Issues with Performance Data

Iowa State

Dubuque, IA

Wide Open Eats

John Deere ruthlessly cuts hundreds of their workers in the midwest United States. 280 workers lose their jobs in East Moline, Illinois and another 230 also receive notices from the company in Davenport Iowa. Additionally, the agricultural sales giant lets go roughly 100 employees in Dubuque, Iowa. They all have go into effect on August 30th.

John Deere Cutting Hundreds of Midwestern Employees

Denver, CO

David Heitz

The mother of a Denver homeless man told the City Council Monday that city-sponsored services have failed her son. Barbara Hallick Yeomans made her remarks during public comment period of the City Council meeting. She said her son grapples with substance abuse and mental illness and repeatedly has been harassed by police. She said her son also suffered verbal abuse by a guard in the Denver County Jail. Yeomans said she heard the guard harassing her son over the phone.

Mother says Denver homeless services have failed her son

Companies are becoming more fond of part timers these days.

US employers want more part-time workers. Here’s what that means

Davenport, IA

DC News Now

John Deere said layoffs are being made due to reduced demand for products from factories in Illinois and Iowa.

John Deere laying off hundreds of Midwest workers

New Jersey State

NEW JERSEY - Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the Division of Consumer Affairs announced today that Walmart has agreed to pay $1.64 million to settle allegations of unlawful unit pricing practices across its 64 New Jersey retail stores. The settlement, which includes a $1.61 million civil penalty, marks the largest ever obtained by the Division’s Office of Weights and Measures (OWM).

Walmart Pays $1.64M Settlement for Unlawful Pricing in NJ

Maine State

Idaho State

Shop with Me Mama

Why Idaho Ranks in the Top 10 States Americans Are Flocking To in 2024. A lot of Idahoans are saying 'Idaho is FULL! Go find somewhere else to live!'. With that said, MANY people and their families are flocking to this state and calling it home.

Why Is Everyone Relocating To Idaho?

James Bullard, former President and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, anticipates the next rate decision, analyzes job data, and comments on Yellen's housing development, while Bank of America economists Michael Gapen and Jeseo Park predict that the U.S. housing market affordability crisis, exacerbated by high mortgage rates and limited supply, will persist until at least 2026, with potential improvements hinging on a recession.

Gridlocked: The US Housing Market’s Forecast Until 2026

Georgia State

Douglas City, CA

This afternoon, Kentaiwon Durham, the Douglas City Commissioner of Ward 2, entered a guilty plea for wire fraud in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Georgia. Consequently, Durham is mandated to resign from his position as a city commissioner.

Georgia City Commissioner Pleads Guilty to Wire Fraud in $20K PPP Fraud Scheme

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'We want to get it right': Milwaukee Common Council reacts to mayor's Housing Authority Board appointees

MILWAUKEE — The majority of the City of Milwaukee’s Common Council is collectively calling for change within the Housing Authority of the City...

'We want to get it right': Milwaukee Common Council reacts to mayor's Housing Authority Board appointees

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