The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has sharply downgraded its global economic outlook for 2025, citing intensifying trade tensions, policy uncertainty, and the lingering effects of recent tariff hikes as major headwinds for growth and inflation. In its latest World Economic Outlook (WEO) report released Tuesday, the IMF projects global growth […]
President Donald Trump has signed a sweeping executive order aimed at eliminating the use of disparate-impact liability in federal civil rights enforcement, marking a significant shift in how the government addresses discrimination and affirmative action policies. The order, titled “Restoring Equality of Opportunity and Meritocracy,” asserts that the United States […]
The Health and Human Services Department released a statement Wednesday, stating they intend to phase out all petroleum-based synthetic dyes from the nation’s food supply through a series of new measures. Those efforts, though, will rely on voluntary efforts from the food industry. “We don’t have an agreement, we have […]
While American consumers continue to pay inflated prices for eggs, large-scale producers—especially industry giant Cal-Maine—are reaping enormous profits, according to a new report by Food & Water Watch. The report finds that since the bird flu outbreak began in 2022, egg prices have more than doubled at the retail level, […]
by Ben Szalinski, Capitol News Illinois April 23, 2025 Editor’s note: This story has been updated with more information about Durbin’s career and potential replacements. Longtime U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin of Illinois, the No. 2 Democrat in the Senate, announced he will retire after his term ends in January 2027. […]
A coalition of twelve U.S. states filed a lawsuit Wednesday in the U.S. Court of International Trade challenging a series of sweeping tariffs imposed by President Donald J. Trump, arguing that the measures are unconstitutional, lack statutory authority, and are causing widespread economic harm across the country. The lawsuit, led […]
A study released last week by the CDC found that more children have access to evaluations for autism and more children are being identified as autistic. The study concluded that actual cases of autism are not rising, but rather better screening and expanded diagnostic definitions are helping more children receive […]
by Simon Carr and Medill Illinois News Bureau, Capitol News Illinois April 21, 2025 SPRINGFIELD — When Illinois named small farmer Nathan Ryder a finalist for a federal $100,000 Local Food Infrastructure Grant, he made big plans for his farm in the southeastern tip of the state. Then the U.S. […]
A federal judge has temporarily blocked the Trump administration’s sweeping plan to lay off nearly 1,500 employees—about 88% of the workforce—at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), an agency created in the wake of the 2008 financial crisis to protect Americans from unfair financial practices. To address the failures that […]
The Village of St. Joseph is advancing discussions to establish its first Tax Increment Financing (TIF) District—a move aimed at spurring both residential and commercial development in the face of declining population and school enrollment. The proposal, discussed at a public hearing on April 15, has drawn a mix of […]
