August 20th, 20180DETROIT – A survey found families with students will spend $82.8 billion on school shopping this year, which includes both K-12 and college spending.
The National Retail Federation’s annual survey, published Thursday, July 12, found most families will spend an average of $684.79 each for their elementary through high school...
May 11th, 20180Politicians and commentators these days like to point to an array of threats to our constitutional system. There’s one, though, that doesn’t get nearly as much attention as it should: Our national debt.
We may not yet be in imminent danger of fiscal collapse, but we’re moving into uncharted waters. We are among the most indebted...
March 21st, 20180BEIRUT — The leader of Lebanon’s powerful Hezbollah group, Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, said on Wednesday that the deeply indebted country faced disaster if it continued on the same financial path.
Iran-backed Hezbollah is part of Lebanon’s coalition government and wields extensive influence in Lebanese politics. Nasrallah was...
December 15th, 20170DEARBORN — Candidates in Dearborn's Nov. 7 municipal elections spent almost $ 1 million during the election, according to the Wayne County Clerk.
Dearbornites voted for a mayor, seven City Council members and a City Clerk.
The final campaign finance reports show that all 18 candidates spent a total of $997,864 out of $1,146,725...
May 5th, 20170WASHINGTON, D.C. — On Wednesday, the House of Representatives passed a $1.2 trillion spending bill to fund the government through September and avoid a shutdown of many federal agencies. Money would have been depleted on Saturday.
Earlier, Republicans who control the House, as well as minority Democrats, had expressed confidence...
