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The best cash Isas to open in April 2025 to maximise your tax-free savings

It’s still possible to get close to five per cent - and you’ll never pay tax on money inside an Isa wrapper

The Independent UK · Apr 15, 2025

Can US House Republicans cut $880bn without slashing Medicaid?

Medicaid cuts cause clashes. Democrats warn of consequences while Republicans deny Medicaid is in their proposal.

Al Jazeera · Mar 12, 2025

Where should you move your money? Best savings accounts for March 2025

Interest rates are dropping so far in 2025 and some of the best deals have departed - but you can still earn up to five per cent on your cash

The Independent UK · Mar 12, 2025

New York's Broken Housing Court Lets Tenant Stay For Years Without Paying Rent

Plus: Austin and Salt Lake City pass very different "middle housing" reforms, Democrats in Congress want to ban hedge fund–owned rental housing, and a look at GOP presidential candidate's housing policy positions.

Reason · Dec 12, 2023

The Best Hope to Rein in Rent Control Is Lurking on the Supreme Court's Docket

The U.S. Supreme Court keeps putting off deciding whether to take up a challenge to New York's rent control scheme.

Reason · Nov 6, 2023

$1 billion plan to improve Union Station infrastructure needs quick signature from Biden

It’s time for President Biden — whose fondness for train travel earned him the nickname “Amtrak Joe” — to do his part for Chicago and sign off on money that will benefit millions of riders every year.

Chicago Sun-Times · Sep 23, 2023

Many claim Australia’s longest-running Indigenous body failed. Here’s why that’s wrong

The Voice to parliament, if established, would not be the first Indigenous advisory body in Australia’s history.

The Conversation · Jul 24, 2023

New York City Orders Inflation-Adjusted Rent Cuts at Rent-Stabilized Buildings

The country's largest legacy rent-control policy is pushing building owners to the breaking point.

Reason · Jun 22, 2023

What the end of the COVID-19 public health emergency means for you

Ending the federal emergency reflects both a scientific and political judgment that the acute phase of the COVID-19 pandemic crisis has ended and that special federal resources are no longer needed to prevent disease transmission across borders.

Fortune · May 11, 2023

What does ending the emergency status of the COVID-19 pandemic in the US mean in practice? 4 questions answered

The COVID-19 pandemic’s public health emergency status in the U.S. expires on May 11, 2023. And on May 5, the World Health Organization declared an end to the COVID-19 public health emergency of international concern, or PHEIC, designation that had been in place since Jan. 30, 2020.

The Conversation · May 10, 2023