Facing extreme declines in income, high school booster clubs get creative
Louis Sharp knows there’s always a project. It’s become clear to Sharp in more than five years as president of Heritage Academy’s sports boosters that there’s always something that needs to be done.
Poll: Little change in desire for action on income inequality
Interest in income inequality is all the rage in public debate nowadays, with political figures from Sen. Elizabeth Warren on the left to Republican presidential prospect Jeb Bush on the right decrying the widening gap between the wealthy and everyone else.
Income tax collections driving Miss. revenue
Mississippi is one of 10 states most reliant on sales taxes as a share of revenue, according to a new Standard & Poor’s report that says that such states may be particularly susceptible to an ever-widening income gap dragging down state tax revenues.
AP survey: Income gap holding back economy
The growing gap between the richest Americans and everyone else isn’t bad just for individuals.
It’s hurting the U.S. economy.
Richest one percent earn biggest share since ’20s
WASHINGTON — The gulf between the richest 1 percent and the rest of America is the widest it’s been since the Roaring ’20s. The very
AP-NORC Poll: Demographics divide views of schools
WASHINGTON — Minority and low-income parents are more likely to see serious problems in their schools — from low expectations to bullying to out-of-date technology
Paccar profit falls 2 percent
BELLEVUE, Wash. — Paccar Inc. said Tuesday its second-quarter net income fell two percent, hurt by lower truck demand, but results still beat Wall Street
Paccar 1Q net income falls 28 percent
BELLEVUE, Wash. — Paccar Inc. said Tuesday that first-quarter net income dropped 28 percent, as slower economic growth reduced North American demand for its trucks.