Fed Chairman Warsh faces pressure to ‘put up or shut up’ after hot CPI reportFederal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh faces intense pressure to raise interest rates at next week’s policy meeting after a highly anticipated inflation report showed U.S. consumer prices marched higher last month. Underlying inflation rose more than expected in August, as the core consumer price index, which excludes food and energy costs, increased 0.3%…Hartford Courant26d agoWhole story →CommercePlanetfed rate hike decision
ICE nighttime raid targets Washington families camping over Labor Day weekendSEATTLE — As fears mounted over increased immigration arrests and deportations across Washington state, five Snohomish County families believed their favorite campgrounds in Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest would always be a place they could feel safe together. Their belief shattered last Friday, when the families awoke to armed federal immigration…Hartford Courant27d agoWhole story →GovernmentJusticeice campground raid
States cut back on climate goals. Trump administration made it harderNew York scrapped 2030 emissions target. Gov. Kathy Hochul, a Democrat, said sticking to it would have imposed “crushing costs” on New YorkersHartford Courant27d agoWhole story →PlanetKathy Hochulstates roll back climate goals
