SAN ANTONIO — San Antonio City Council is scheduled to vote Thursday, Sept. 17, 2026, on the fiscal year 2027 budget and property-tax ordinances that would raise the combined rate from 54.159 cents to 56.288 cents per $100 of taxable value—an increase of 2.129 centsif seven of 11 members support it. City officials and local … Read more
You may have heard about a proposal for a $5,000 payment to every adult citizen in the United States. This idea involves political dividend checks tied to specific election outcomes. Before planning your budget around these funds, understand the situation. The plan says payments would begin only if Republicans keep control of the legislature. With … Read more
WASHINGTON — Independent estimates after Friday’s August inflation report put the 2027 Social Security COLA around 3.5% to 3.6%. The official figure is not out yet. The Social Security Administration is expected to announce it on Oct. 14, 2026, the same day the Bureau of Labor Statistics is scheduled to publish September’s Consumer Price Index … Read more
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Census Bureau is scheduled to release national statistics on 2025 income, poverty, and health insurance coverage on Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2026, giving policymakers and households the first official look at last year’s economic and coverage picture from the Current Population Survey Annual Social and Economic Supplement (CPS ASEC). According to the … Read more
SAN DIEGO — Two Realtor-affiliated housing advocacy groups have sued the San Diego Association of Governments over how its SB 79 implementation map treats the Oceanside Transit Center and Solana Beach station, arguing the regional agency undercounted train service and blocked taller housing that state law otherwise allows near frequent transit. Californians for Homeownership and … Read more
By Mike Joe JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — At-large City Councilman Matt Carlucci says he will ask colleagues on budget night to restore $4.9 million stripped from Mayor Donna Deegans proposed operating budget for an affordable housing trust fund, arguing Jacksonville cannot wait for a perfect fiscal climate before putting money back into ownership and rental relief. … Read more
WASHINGTON — An air traffic controller pay raise authorized by Congress remains only partly paid on Tuesday as Sens. Tammy Duckworth and Dick Durbin of Illinois press FAA Administrator Bryan Bedford to release the unpaid share, after controllers received only the governmentwide 1% increase instead of the full 3.8% Congress funded. CBS News reported that … Read more
WASHINGTON — The White House ballroom construction dispute intensified after the U.S. Supreme Court allowed construction of a large White House ballroom project to continue while litigation proceeds, handing the Trump administration a short-term win in a fight over executive building power. In an unsigned 5-4 order reported by Reuters, AP, and NBC News around … Read more