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Oklahoma aims to reduce SNAP error rate to avoid financial penalties

Oklahoma aims to reduce SNAP error rate to avoid financial penalties Stocks sell off as traders wake up to the realization that Trump has 'highly punitive' options ...
The New York Times

These Birds Are of Different Feathers, but They Flock Together

Researchers and volunteers in Texas documented birds of different species preening one another. Experts say the behavior may be more common than documented. By Clarissa Brincat On Feb. 4, 2023, in ...
CNBC

A surprising share of homeowners have high mortgage rates. Here's the breakdown

If the average on the 30-year fixed mortgage moved to 6%, 5.5 million current homeowners would be able to benefit from a refinance. About 20% of borrowers have mortgages with a rate over 6%. A ...
New York Post

How Trump’s ICE enforcement record blows Obama’s out of the water— by a lot

The media narrative against President Trump’s effort to enforce immigration law was on full display last week at a White House press briefing. “Earlier you were just defending ICE agents … that they ...
WSAW

Wisconsin reports 2.9% error rate for childcare system payments, well below federal limit

MADISON, Wis. (Gray) - Wisconsin officials say the state has learned from past mistakes and built strong safeguards against child care fraud. The Wisconsin Department of Children and Families ...
Reuters

Fed's Miran says he's looking for rate cut of 150 basis points this year

WASHINGTON, Jan 5 (Reuters) - Stephen Miran, a Federal Reserve governor whose term ends at the end of January, said Thursday that he is looking for 150 basis points of interest-rate cuts this year to ...
The Boston Globe

The Trump administration says SNAP is rife with fraud. Why their evidence doesn’t hold up.

When Leah B. Foley, the US attorney for the District of Massachusetts, announced federal charges against two men alleging they had illegally trafficked nearly $7 million in food stamps, or SNAP ...
moneysavingexpert.com

Mortgage lenders cut rates for some after Bank of England base rate decision – check if yours is changing

Many mortgage lenders are cutting tracker and variable rates for existing customers as the dust settles on the Bank of England's decision to cut the base rate from 4% to 3.75% just days ago (on ...
The Baltimore Sun

Maryland ranks 10th highest on food stamp payment errors. Will state officials fix it?

Accountability advocates and Republican state lawmakers are calling for Maryland to tighten oversight of the food stamp program, as new federal penalties are set to cost the state hundreds of millions ...
Fox Business

Fed cuts interest rates for third straight time amid uncertainty over labor market, inflation

The Federal Reserve on Wednesday announced its third interest rate cut of the year as policymakers moved forward with the cut to support the labor market despite elevated inflation. Fed policymakers ...
CNBC

Divided Fed approves third rate cut this year, sees slower pace ahead

A Federal Reserve split over where its priorities should lie cut its key interest rate Wednesday in a 9-3 vote, but signaled a tougher road ahead for further reductions. The FOMC's "dot plot" ...