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Texas faces a looming $4.6 billion deficit, comptroller projects
Photo by Miguel Gutierrez Jr. By Cassandra Pollock at Texas Tribune, July 20, 2020 Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar delivered bleak but unsurprising news Monday: Because of the economic fallout triggered by the coronavirus pandemic, the amount of general revenue available for the state’s current two-year budget is projected to be roughly $11.5 billion less than
6 Tips for Avoiding Emotional Spending
(StatePoint) Decisions about spending money are often driven by emotions, even if what your heart is telling you goes against logic. Emotional financial choices may provide you with short-term happiness, but they are just as likely to result in long-term regret or debt. Here are six tips for making spending decisions, without allowing your emotions
Adulting: Financial Tips for Gen Z
(StatePoint) As more states nationwide adopt laws requiring high schools to offer personal finance classes, a new survey suggests that generation Z is on board with the trend. Seventy-six percent of recent high school graduates agree personal finance education should be required, according to a national survey by Experian. The survey, among 18 and 19-year-olds,
Obama cut women’s health money in Texas for the state’s targeting of Planned Parenthood. Trump just restored it.
By Edgar Walters, The Texas Tribune Jan. 22, 2020 “Obama cut women’s health money in Texas for the state’s targeting of Planned Parenthood. Trump just restored it.” was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with them — about public policy, politics, government and statewide
Risk of shooting war with Iran grows after decades of economic warfare by the US
Iranian officials show off the U.S. drone they shot out of the sky. Meghdad Madadi/Tasnim News Agency David Cortright, University of Notre Dame Many are worried about the risk of war between the U.S. and Iran. But the truth is, the U.S. has been fighting with Iran for decades in an economic war waged via
