by Jim Heath | Feb 1, 2019 | Economy, Headlines
There’s no sign the recent partial federal government shutdown slowed down the United States’ record-setting job market. The economy added 304,000 jobs in January, the 100th consecutive month of payroll gains. It should be noted December’s job growth was revised...
by Jim Heath | Jan 23, 2019 | Economy, Headlines
One of President Trump’s top advisers said today that the partial government shutdown could suffocate the economy this quarter if it persists, leading to zero percent growth. As the shutdown stretches into the 34th day and roughly 800,000 federal employees are...
by Jim Heath | Jan 16, 2019 | Economy, Headlines
Delta Air Lines can’t get eight new aircraft in the air. Roughly a million government employees and contractors aren’t being paid. Small business startups can’t get required tax identification from the IRS. These are the realities of a government...
by Jim Heath | Nov 2, 2018 | 2018, Economy, Headlines
If you live around politics you’ve always been told, “Americans vote their pocketbooks and wallets.” So, if Republicans don’t win big on Tuesday, they’re really going to have to think long and hard about why voters hate them. Because the...
by Jim Heath | Oct 22, 2018 | 2018, Battlegrounds, Democrats, Headlines
It was like a blast from the past. Former President Obama, back on the campaign trail today, urging a crowd in Las Vegas to “remember who started” the current economic boom. Obama echoed language from President Trump, who in July claimed his administration...
