Florida Governor Calls For Special Session To Eliminate Property Tax For Homeowners

Goldman's State Of U.S. Consumer Outlook Gets More Grim Goldman consumer analysts Kate McShane and Bonnie Herzog cut their 2026 discretionary cash-inflow growth forecast for the second time this year, citing a worsening squeeze on U.S. households as slower disposable income growth collides with higher fuel prices at the pump. The revision points to a softening among cash-strapped consumers as the US-Iran conflict enters its third month. McShane and Herzog cut their 2026 U.S. discretionary cash inflow growth to 3.7% from the previous forecast of 4.2% in early April, as...

Harvey Weinstein (Finally) Sentenced To 15 Years In Prison Authored by Savannah Hulsey Pointer via The Epoch Times, Disgraced film producer Harvey Weinstein has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for a 2006 sex crime. The Sept. 23 sentencing was for the sexual assault of then-TV production assistant Miriam Haley, and comes after Weinstein's 2020 conviction was overturned. A jury found Weinstein guilty at last year's retrial. In 2024, Weinstein's conviction for this same crime, which was handed down in 2020, was erased due to a judge's determination that the jury had heard...

16 U.S. Trucking Companies File For Bankruptcy In Less Than A Month As Diesel Prices Soar Diesel prices have exploded over the past month, creating another major cost shock for an industry that was already operating on thin margins. The national average climbed from roughly $5.60 per gallon at the end of August to a record $6.53 in late September, an increase of about 17% in just a few weeks. Prices have eased slightly from that peak, but the EIA’s latest weekly reading still puts diesel at $6.38 per gallon,...