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Terry Savage: What to know for Medicare open enrollment

By Terry Savage

September 25, 2026 at 5:15 p.m.

Here’s a look at the headline changes seniors will be forced to confront. And in...

Terry Savage: Why the national debt should concern us

By Terry Savage

September 21, 2026 at 11:15 a.m.

The U.S. national debt now exceeds $40 trillion — a MEGO number, which stands for...

Terry Savage: Login process changing at TreasuryDirect

By Terry Savage

September 21, 2026 at 9:55 a.m.

These government IOUs are the safest repository for “chicken money” — money you cannot afford...

Dec.14, 2020. Jon Horton, Sentara director of pharmacy operations, unpacks boxes of Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccination in Norfolk.

Not as many Americans eligible for third stimulus check: Here’s what you need to know

By Detroit Free Press

March 9, 2021 at 4:45 p.m.

The third — and maybe the last — stimulus payments may indeed start showing up...

Great places to work are also great investments

By Adam Shell

March 9, 2021 at 2:46 p.m.

Companies that treat their workers well are increasingly being viewed as good investments. Job perks...

Illinois: Long Grove | Population: 7,963
- Median home value: $648,700 (98% of residents own)
- Median rent: 3,250 (2% of residents rent)
- Median household income: $214,073
- Educational attainment: 37% masters or higher, 33% bachelors, 16% some college, 14% high school or less

Best place to raise a family in every state

By Morgan Mullings

May 26, 2022 at 12:19 p.m.

Stacker looked to Niche's 2021 Best Places to Raise a Family, which evaluates dozens of...

Bills are still being sorted out in the aftermath of the massive failure of the state's main power grid that's operated by the Electric Reliability Council of Texas, or ERCOT, making the full financial ramifications of the calamity unclear.

Texas utility officials won’t reverse $16 billion in electricity overcharges

By Austin American-Statesman

March 8, 2021 at 10:15 a.m.

About $16 billion in overcharges for wholesale electricity racked up because of a pricing error...

Family-friendly tax filing tips for 2020

By Contributed Content

March 8, 2021 at 9:57 a.m.

Tax-filing season always has bumps in the road, for families with children but this year...

Census data paints bleak picture of how COVID-19 affected working moms

By Holly Kane

March 5, 2021 at 3:13 p.m.

As we approach the one-year mark of most of the country shifting work habits due...

Nearly 1 in 5 small businesses in the U.S. are family-owned. This means that two or more members of the same family run the company, and the majority of ownership lies within a family, according to data analyzed by SCORE. Family-owned businesses are responsible for employing 60% of all workers in the country.

Silicon Valley startups didn’t move to Texas en masse in 2020, but investment dollars did

By Dallas Morning News

March 5, 2021 at 2:53 p.m.

More venture capital funding flowed into Dallas-Fort Worth companies than any other metro area in...

With a little thought, employers can do help prevent women leaving the workforce

By Fast Company

March 4, 2021 at 1:02 p.m.

We are facing a gender equality crisis. The numbers have made for a steady string...

Should stimulus checks be reported on tax returns?

By Contributed Content

March 4, 2021 at 10:32 a.m.

Q: My wife and I just received our second stimulus payment. It was transferred directly...

ALASKA |

Alaska is one of seven U.S. states that have no personal income tax. It also does not have statewide sales taxes, though it allows local governments to charge sales taxes. It is the only state with neither personal income nor sales tax. Instead, Alaska gets more than half its >total budget from oil revenue.

Tax season is here — and COVID stimulus programs can complicate your filings. Here’s some help

By David Lightman

March 3, 2021 at 11:21 a.m.

So your 22-year-old graduated college last year and is on his or her own, earning...