CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — The Trump administration is dropping plans to terminate leases for 34 offices in the Mine Safety and Health Administration, the agency responsible for enforcing mine safety laws, the Department of Labor said. Earlier this year, the Department of Government Efficiency had targeted federal agencies for spending cuts, including terminating leases for [...]
A southern Ohio lawmaker has proposed legislation in the state Senate to address a deficiency in the regulation of underground mining of limestone. Sen. Shane Wilkin of Hillsboro, a Republican, told members of the Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee that Chapter 1514 of the Ohio Revised Code, which is administered by the Ohio Department of [...]
WASHINGTON (AP) — A key inflation gauge slowed last month, according to a new report from the Commerce Department that showed consumer prices rose 2.1 percent in April compared with a year earlier. That figure is also down from 2.3 percent in March and the lowest since September. Excluding the volatile food and energy categories, [...]
NEW YORK (AP) — Best Buy cut its annual outlook for profits and sales after the nation’s largest consumer electronics chain reported a profit decline and stagnating sales for its fiscal first quarter amid shoppers’ worries about the economy and tariffs. The Minneapolis-based company reported net income of $202 million, or 95 cents per share, [...]
A northeast Ohio lawmaker offered details during a recent Ways and Means Committee hearing about legislation he’s proposed to transform county budget commissions into taxpayer watchdogs. Rep. David Thomas, R-Jefferson, characterized House Bill 309 — titled the Budget Commission Overhaul Act — as another necessary element to reform Ohio’s property tax system. “The budget commission [...]
The Trump administration has canceled $766 million awarded to drugmaker Moderna Inc. to develop a vaccine against potential pandemic influenza viruses, including the H5N1 bird flu. The company said it was notified last week that the Health and Human Services Department had withdrawn funds awarded in July 2024 and in January to pay for development [...]
NEW YORK (AP) — The typical compensation package for chief executives who run companies in the S&P 500 jumped nearly 10 percent in 2024 as the stock market enjoyed another banner year and corporate profits increased. Many companies have heeded calls from shareholders to tie CEO compensation more closely to performance. As a result, a [...]
WASHINGTON (AP) — The economy shrank at a 0.2 percent annual pace from January through March, the first drop in three years, the federal government said last week in a slight upgrade of its initial estimate. First-quarter growth was brought down by a surge in imports as companies in the United States hurried to bring [...]
SOMIS, Calif. (AP) — While California farmers often rattle off a list of challenges they face, including high labor costs, water restrictions and overseas competition, many avocado growers say they have a good thing going. A key reason may come as a surprise to some: Mexican imports. When the United States lifted its ban on [...]