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Consumer spending habits are an important measure of economic activity, but these trends are not necessarily in lockstep nationwide. One way to observe where consumers are spending more than they did last year is by looking at their debt. This includes their credit card balances as well as the total amount of minimum monthly payments they're expected to pay on loans such as mortgages, credit cards, personal loans, auto notes, student loans, and more. Credit Card Usage and Payment Increases in...
There's the inflation you see, and then there's the inflation you feel. Put differently, while inflation is a perennial news item, it's not always as present in the daily lives of Americans as it has been in the years since the pandemic. After more than four years of unprecedented swings in supply, production, and prices, consumers have both seen and felt inflation. While they have borne the added burdens of shortages and sharply rising prices, it's becoming clearer that prices for most things a...
Imagine driving through a bustling intersection, free from the anxiety of red lights and the risk of head-on collisions. This peaceful scenario is becoming a reality in communities across the globe, thanks to the growing popularity of roundabouts. These circular intersections, often met with skepticism or even fear, have proven to be remarkably safer than traditional intersections. Studies have shown that roundabouts can significantly reduce the number of accidents, injuries, and fatalities. In...
October 21,2024 - MONTGOMERY - Secretary of State Wes Allen (R) is reminding eligible Alabama citizens that today, October 21, 2024, is the deadline to register to vote before the November 5, 2024 General Election. Electronic voter registration may be completed up until 11:59 PM today by visiting https://www.alabamainteractive.org/sos/voter_registration/voterRegistrationWelcome.action. A paper voter registration form may be delivered in person to your local Board of Registrars by the end of...
Big cities in America have undergone seismic shifts in recent years, largely influenced by the shift to remote work that accelerated during the COVID-19 pandemic. As white-collar workers transitioned to remote and hybrid work models, many businesses found they were no longer tied to the physical office. Workers scattered beyond cities, triggering significant changes in the housing market. The migration pattern was dubbed "the donut effect" by Stanford University economist Nicholas Bloom and...
The number of Americans falling behind on their mortgage payments has risen in recent months, nearly climbing to rates last seen before the COVID-19 pandemic. Netspend analyzed data from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York to show the uptick in homeowners falling behind on their mortgage payments since 2021. Since lows recorded in 2021, the number of homeowners falling behind on mortgage payments has risen, as evidenced by the increasing percentage of overall balances that are delinquent each...
Gasoline prices are down several cents from last week following a drop in the cost of oil. Prices, on average, are almost 40 cents lower than one year ago. Concerns that Israel would strike at Iranian oil production facilities have spooked oil markets in recent weeks. The nation reportedly is no longer considering those targets, according to CNN citing an anonymous source familiar with Israeli military planning discussions. "With the potential of an attack on Iran's oil infrastructure...
Gasoline prices are down several cents from last week following a drop in the cost of oil. Prices, on average, are almost 40 cents lower than one year ago. Concerns that Israel would strike at Iranian oil production facilities have spooked oil markets in recent weeks. The nation reportedly is no longer considering those targets, according to CNN citing an anonymous source familiar with Israeli military planning discussions. "With the potential of an attack on Iran's oil infrastructure decreasing...
Gasoline prices are down several cents from last week following a drop in the cost of oil. Prices, on average, are almost 40 cents lower than one year ago. Concerns that Israel would strike at Iranian oil production facilities have spooked oil markets in recent weeks. The nation reportedly is no longer considering those targets, according to CNN citing an anonymous source familiar with Israeli military planning discussions. "With the potential of an attack on Iran's oil infrastructure...
Gasoline prices are down several cents from last week following a drop in the cost of oil. Prices, on average, are almost 40 cents lower than one year ago. Concerns that Israel would strike at Iranian oil production facilities have spooked oil markets in recent weeks. The nation reportedly is no longer considering those targets, according to CNN citing an anonymous source familiar with Israeli military planning discussions. "With the potential of an attack on Iran's oil infrastructure...
Gasoline prices are down several cents from last week following a drop in the cost of oil. Prices, on average, are almost 40 cents lower than one year ago. Concerns that Israel would strike at Iranian oil production facilities have spooked oil markets in recent weeks. The nation reportedly is no longer considering those targets, according to CNN citing an anonymous source familiar with Israeli military planning discussions. "With the potential of an attack on Iran's oil infrastructure...
Gasoline prices are down several cents from last week following a drop in the cost of oil. Prices, on average, are almost 40 cents lower than one year ago. Concerns that Israel would strike at Iranian oil production facilities have spooked oil markets in recent weeks. The nation reportedly is no longer considering those targets, according to CNN citing an anonymous source familiar with Israeli military planning discussions. "With the potential of an attack on Iran's oil infrastructure decreasing...
Gasoline prices are down several cents from last week following a drop in the cost of oil. Prices, on average, are almost 40 cents lower than one year ago. Concerns that Israel would strike at Iranian oil production facilities have spooked oil markets in recent weeks. The nation reportedly is no longer considering those targets, according to CNN citing an anonymous source familiar with Israeli military planning discussions. "With the potential of an attack on Iran's oil infrastructure decreasing...
Gasoline prices are down several cents from last week following a drop in the cost of oil. Prices, on average, are almost 40 cents lower than one year ago. Concerns that Israel would strike at Iranian oil production facilities have spooked oil markets in recent weeks. The nation reportedly is no longer considering those targets, according to CNN citing an anonymous source familiar with Israeli military planning discussions. "With the potential of an attack on Iran's oil infrastructure...
Gasoline prices are down several cents from last week following a drop in the cost of oil. Prices, on average, are almost 40 cents lower than one year ago. Concerns that Israel would strike at Iranian oil production facilities have spooked oil markets in recent weeks. The nation reportedly is no longer considering those targets, according to CNN citing an anonymous source familiar with Israeli military planning discussions. "With the potential of an attack on Iran's oil infrastructure...
Gasoline prices are down several cents from last week following a drop in the cost of oil. Prices, on average, are almost 40 cents lower than one year ago. Concerns that Israel would strike at Iranian oil production facilities have spooked oil markets in recent weeks. The nation reportedly is no longer considering those targets, according to CNN citing an anonymous source familiar with Israeli military planning discussions. "With the potential of an attack on Iran's oil infrastructure decreasing...
On the day he would become homeless, Wesley Bryant was awoken by his wife, Alexis. "Get up," she told him. "There's a flood outside." It was 8 a.m. on a Thursday in late July, two years ago in rural Pike County, Kentucky, and rain had been pouring for days. Overnight, it got heavier. Homes and vehicles were being swept down the narrow valleys of Eastern Kentucky's mountainous terrain. Dozens of people died after more than a foot of rain fell from July 26 through July 30, 2022, flooding 13 rural...
Months after the Wisconsin Supreme Court legalized them, ballot drop boxes remain a source of deep division among public officials in communities across the battleground state, Votebeat reports. While city officials in Madison and Milwaukee embraced them early for the August primary, several communities in Waukesha and Milwaukee counties have opted out of using drop boxes for November's election, to some voters' dismay. Some clerks in Dodge County decided not to use drop boxes after the county...
October 22, 2024 – MOODY, AL – State Senator Jack Williams (R-Wilmer) was in Moody to address the St. Clair County Republican Party. Williams, a farmer, serves as the Chairman of the Agriculture and Forestry Committee in the Alabama Senate. Sen. Williams is running to be the Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries in the 2026 election. Republican qualifying for the 2026 GOP primary begins in only 13 months. State Senator Lance Bell (R-Pell City) has already endorsed his Republican col...
If you're looking for free electric vehicle charging stations near your home or workplace, or you're wondering how to find free EV chargers while you're on the road, you're in the right place. Chances are, if you're researching public charging infrastructure, you're either driving an electric car already, or you're planning to drive one in the near future, and therefore, you're probably already aware of the benefits of this significant lifestyle change. The benefits of using EV charging...
Many factors make it hard to save money today, from the high price of groceries to the high interest rates on credit cards. Inflation. If you're feeling a pinch, you're not alone. It's difficult to afford daily expenses and to save for financial goals, like having an emergency fund. When it comes to covering a $400 unexpected expense, 37% of adults said they would have to borrow, sell something, or not be able to cover the expense, according to a 2023 survey from the Federal Reserve. And...
Fewer teenagers are using drugs after rates precipitously dropped during the COVID-19 pandemic, but overdose rates are on the rise as fentanyl becomes more common. Substance Use Treatment Facilities examined data from the University of Michigan's Monitoring the Future survey and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration to determine how teen drug use varies by state and how it has changed over time. In 2023, about 1 in 5 children between the ages of 12 and 17 had used an...
October 22, 2024 – MONTGOMERY, AL - after the State Board of Veterans Affairs refused to vote to remove Kent Davis as commissioner of the Alabama Department of Veterans Affairs, Alabama Governor Kay Ivey (R) used what she claims are the "supreme executive power of this state" to immediately remove him from his position. "For weeks now, I have laid out the case publicly for why new leadership at the Alabama Department of Veterans Affairs is necessary, and it is unfortunate it came to forcefully r...
With fast-evolving technologies, near-ubiquitous internet use, and increasingly realistic scams, cybercrime is on the rise—and Americans, in particular, are being swindled out of billions. Hundreds of thousands more cybercrimes were reported in the U.S. in 2023 than the other top 19 countries combined. Drata identified states with the highest monetary losses from cybercrime per resident, according to data from the FBI's 2023 Internet Crime Report. FBI data shows that cybercrime cost Americans $...
October 22, 2024 – MOODY, AL – Pell City Mayor Bill Pruitt implored the members of the St. Clair County Republican Party to vote in favor of constitutional amendment one. Amendment one is a local amendment on the back of the ballot in St. Clair County. This amendment will only appear on ballots for voters in St. Clair County. The Pell City school system currently has an elected board of education, Mayor Pruitt wants voters to vote yes – abolishing the elected board and turning it into an appoint...
