Kevin Hardy

The fiscal leaders of several states are demanding transparency and consumer fairness as President Donald Trump's administration seeks to refund billions in international tariffs following a recent Supreme Court loss.

In a February decision , the high court dealt a blow to the president's trade agenda, ruling by a 6-3 margin that the tariffs he issued under the International Economic Emergency Powers Act were illegal.

Philadelphia will be the only city to run an automatic retirement program, but it joins a growing number of states with such plans. More than 50 million Americans don't have retirement plans through work.

Philadelphia is poised to launch the nation's first city-sponsored retirement plan for workers whose employers don't offer them.

The fiscal leaders of several states are demanding transparency and consumer fairness as President Donald Trump’s administration seeks to refund billions in international tariffs following a recent Supreme Court loss.

Vermont became the first state to ban the use of the highly toxic herbicide paraquat after Republican Gov. Phil Scott signed Democratic-sponsored legislation this week.

Southern states are bracing for a potential invasion of the New World screwworm that could disrupt livestock markets and raise already high meat prices.

Southern states are bracing for a potential invasion of the New World screwworm that could disrupt livestock markets and raise already high meat prices. Federal officials eradicated the parasite decades ago, but it’s inching closer to the U.S. border.

A pinned specimen of a full-grown New World screwworm fly is shown in this image. Federal and state officials are preparing for a potential invasion from the flesh-eating parasite that could disrupt livestock markets. (Photo courtesy of Michael Miller/Texas A&M AgriLife)

Philadelphia is poised to launch the nation’s first city-sponsored retirement plan for workers whose employers don’t offer them.