Author: Jayson Javitz

Inflation Total consumer inflation was 0.2% in June. That followed a 0.7% price gain in May. Hopefully we'll see a lot more 0.2s and a lot fewer 0.7s. BTW, …

Michigan Supreme Court Upholds Photo ID Law A state law requiring voters to show photo ID at the polls is constitutional, the Michigan Supreme Court ruled Wednesday. The court's …

Federal Spending & Revenue Spending is flat. Tax receipts are up. The deficit is down. That's all based upon what the prior Congress did. Um, yeah, that Congress. Hydrogen …

-- The federal government posted a monthly surplus of $27 billion in June. -- So far this fiscal year the annual budget deficit is 41% lower than the deficit …

Homicides Jump 20% This Year, increase blamed on drugs, street violence Drug-related slayings and spontaneous street violence accounted for a 20 percent jump in homicides so far this year, …

No, not Susan MacDougal and Webster Hubbell. Two guilty pleas were entered this week in connection with the federal government's ongoing prosecution of sleazebag plaintiff's securities class action law …

Appeals Court Dismisses ACLU's Challenge to Warrantless Surveillance Program A federal appeals court on Friday ordered the dismissal of an ACLU lawsuit challenging President Bush's warrantless surveillance program. In …

Unemployment Rates June 1997 - 4.2 - whites June 2007 - 4.0 - whites June 1997 - 10.4 - blacks June 2007 - 8.5 - blacks June 1997 - …

Personal Incomes Incomes for all Americans rose 0.4% in May, below Wall Street expectations but far above the negative figure posted in April. Consumer spending in May roughly was …

Now that the Supreme Court's 06-07 term is over I figured I'd give a bullet-point summary of all the major decisions: Racial preferences in public education - Rejected. Use …