Passaic County taxpayers are getting another increase. The county adopted a $496.3 million 2026 budget on May 12, raising the county tax levy for the third straight year, with health insurance costs accounting for nearly the entire increase. The budget calls for $383.8 million to be raised through the county purpose tax, up from $360.8 million in 2025.
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Barney Frank— a decades-long fixture in Massachusetts Democratic politics, a veteran US House member, a pioneering gay-rights advocate, and a leading figure in the battle to recover from the 2008 Great Recession— died Tuesday evening in his Ogunquit, Maine, home of complications from congestive heart failure. Unlike major Bay State political figures such as…
Barney Frank, one of the first openly gay members of Congress and the progressive Democratic namesake of the Dodd-Frank Act, died on May 19, according to media reports. Frank represented Massachusetts in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1981 to 2013. "In the aftermath of the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression, Barney Frank was the…
Donegal Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:DGICA – Get Free Report) major shareholder Mutual Insurance Co Donegal acquired 8,328 shares of Donegal Group stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, May 19th. The stock was purchased at an average price of $17.48 per share, with a total value of $145,573.44. Following the completion of the purchase, the insider directly…
Donegal Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:DGICA – Get Free Report) major shareholder Mutual Insurance Co Donegal bought 8,500 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, May 20th. The shares were acquired at an average price of $17.43 per share, with a total value of $148,155.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the…
President Donald Trump spent months angrily berating U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell for not lowering interest rates as much as he would like, and the Trump-era U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) even targeted Powell for a federal investigation. Financier Kevin Warsh, Trump’s nominee to replace the outgoing Powell, is scheduled to be sworn in…
The directive requires U.S. financial regulators to evaluate barriers restricting crypto and fintech firms from direct participation in central payment infrastructure.
Disseminated on behalf of Planet Ventures Inc. (CSE: PXI) (OTC: PNXPF) and may include paid advertising. The most compelling opportunities in transformative industries often emerge long before public market investors have access. By the time companies in sectors such as artificial intelligence, biotechnology, or aerospace reach major exchanges, much of the earliest value creation…
Kitsap customers buying health insurance through Washington Healthplanfinder fell by 13% from a year ago, similar to declines across Washington.
American International Group Inc. (NYSE: AIG) has continued to demonstrate resilience amid a volatile insurance landscape, leveraging a strategic acquisition and a robust dividend policy to reinforce shareholder value. The firm’s latest moves—particularly its definitive agreement to acquire Everest Compañía de Seguros Generales Colombia S.A.—signal a deliberate push into…
President Donald Trump signed an executive order Tuesday directing the Federal Reserve and other financial regulators to tear down barriers that have long kept crypto and fintech firms on the outside of the U.S. payment system — a move that puts the central bank at the center of a fight that has been building for…
Enrollment in the Affordable Care Act continues to erode as some customers struggle to make premium payments, with the declining numbers churning market uncertainty for insurers. In response, insurers are likely to raise rates again next year, following this year’s larger-than-typical hikes. Sign-ups were already down in January by about 1.2 million from last year’s […]
As interest rates rose and market swings rattled nerves, more savers moved cash back into bank accounts, drawn by higher yields and federal insurance. The trend is reshaping household finances from coast to coast, as consumers weigh security against inflation and market risk.
The SEC’s current stance marks a definitive end to the ‘Wild West’ era of digital finance. Under the leadership of Chair Gary Gensler, the commission has adopted a philosophy of regulation through enforcement rather than clear rule-making. This strategy relies heavily on the 1933 Securities Act and the 1934 Securities Exchange Act, laws crafted in…
Health savings accounts offer a triple tax advantage, but they can become a tax bomb for non-spouse heirs.
Slide Insurance Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:SLDE – Get Free Report) insider Matthew Paul Larson sold 16,250 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, May 18th. The shares were sold at an average price of $19.01, for a total transaction of $308,912.50. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider owned 16,250…
Slide Insurance Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:SLDE – Get Free Report) Director Andrew Pardo Wright sold 10,086 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, May 18th. The stock was sold at an average price of $19.00, for a total value of $191,634.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 80,000 shares…
This article first appeared on KFF Health News. Enrollment in the Affordable Care Act continues to erode as some customers struggle to make premium payments, with the declining numbers churning market uncertainty for insurers. In response, insurers are likely to raise rates again next year, following this year’s larger-than-typical hikes.
Mortgage costs climbed today as investors reacted to a fresh inflation reading, pressuring the U.S. housing market at the start of the week. Lenders repriced loans higher across the country after a hotter price report on Wednesday signaled stickier inflation and delayed hopes for interest rate cuts this year.
