The U.S. Supreme Court recently heard oral arguments in an important case regarding homelessness. Grants Pass v. Johnson will decide whether the city of Grants Pass, Oregon, violated the constitutional rights of people experiencing homelessness by fining or arresting them for sleeping outdoors — even when there were no shelters to take them in.

Global temperatures are rising — and workers in one of America’s hottest cities are finally getting some relief.

President Joe Biden’s 2025 budget blueprint won’t become law, but it provides a glimpse of what the nation can expect if he wins re-election and Democrats gain control of Congress. Middle-class Americans frustrated by the rising prices triggered by Bidenomics should be prepared for more of the same.

More than 100 years ago, astronomer George Ellery Hale brought our two Pasadena institutions together to build what was then the largest optical telescope in the world. The Mount Wilson Observatory changed the conception of humankind’s place in the universe and revealed the mysteries of the heavens to generations of citizens and scientists alike. Ever since then, the United States has been at the forefront of “big glass.”

Across the country, most high school classrooms still resemble their 20th century counterparts despite massive changes in the workforce over the past 50 years.

No one could have predicted that the worst Congress in memory would morph into the Kumbaya Congress. Or that Mike Johnson, the accidental House speaker from Louisiana, would transform from Trump puppet to statesman.

Malea, age 42, got more than medical treatment for her seafood allergy in 2023 when she visited the Kona Community Hospital emergency department after having an allergic reaction. Not only did she discover she was allergic to shrimp, but she was told that she suffered from hypertension (high blood pressure). Her blood pressure was a shocking 210/120 and didn’t normalize after the crisis was past.

In recent days, the inflation indicators have stubbornly signaled that a high tide of prices is still soaking us consumers. Growing at a 3.5% annual rate in March, the Consumer Price Index has now exceeded expectations for three months hand-running. Once again, investors and financial decisionmakers — and isn’t that everyone with a bank account? — are playing the Federal Reserve guessing game.

My mom stood next to my grandfather, both of them crying as he emptied the bulk tank and dumped his milk in protest.

It’s easy to understand why the U.S. Chamber of Commerce is so upset about the Federal Trade Commission’s decision to ban noncompete agreements. The problem for businesses is not that they will lose trade secrets or valuable investments in workers to competitors. It’s that they just lost bargaining power to workers — and that’s exactly what the FTC intended.

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