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Opinion
The hidden affordability crisis costing you money: tort taxes

There are few tasks more frustrating than paying bills. If you really want to raise your blood pressure, don’t just look at the total — scan the line items. Read More

April 7, 2026
Inflation
Consumer prices rose more than expected last month

(The Center Square) – Prices rose more than expected in January, according to newly released federal inflation data. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics on Tuesday released its Consumer Price… Read More

February 13, 2024
National
As food prices soar with no end in sight, Americans change habits

(The Center Square) – Americans are changing their shopping habits because of soaring food prices. And disruptions in the international farming community have some worried about the food supply heading… Read More

June 6, 2022
National
Gas prices jump in leaps and bounds, setting another new record

(The Center Square) – Gas prices spiked 10 cents in just two days this week, setting new records almost daily. The national average price for a gallon of unleaded gasoline… Read More

June 2, 2022
National
Gas prices hit new record high on Memorial Day

(The Center Square) – The cost of gasoline hit a new record high on Monday as many Americans kicked off the summer season traveling over Memorial Day weekend. The average… Read More

May 31, 2022
National
Poll: Families cancel vacations, summer camp because of inflation

(The Center Square) – A majority of surveyed American families are worried about inflation and are changing their summer vacation plans because of it, according to newly released polling data. Read More

May 25, 2022
National
Majority of Americans say they are ‘falling behind’ rising cost of living

(The Center Square) – The majority of Americans feel they cannot keep up with the cost of living as inflation and the price of goods continue to rise, according to… Read More

May 17, 2022
National
Gas prices hit new record high in U.S.

(The Center Square) – Gasoline prices hit a new high in the U.S. on Monday, with the average cost of a gallon of regular gas at $4.48. That’s an increase… Read More

May 17, 2022
National
Cammack: Illegal immigrants getting baby formula while Americans left with empty shelves

(The Center Square) – U.S. Rep. Kat Cammack and other Republican lawmakers are calling on the FDA and the Biden administration to take immediate action to solve a months-long baby… Read More

May 16, 2022
National
Biden administration cancels new oil leases as gas prices hit record highs

(The Center Square) – President Joe Biden canceled three pending oil and gas drilling leases in Alaska and the Gulf of Mexico this week as gas prices hit record highs. Read More

May 12, 2022
Opinion
Op-Ed: 2022 will bring more Biden ‘shrink-flation’

“No private embezzlers or bank robbers in history have ever plundered people’s savings on a scale comparable to the plunder perpetrated by the fiscal policies of leftist governments.” – Ayn… Read More

January 3, 2022
National
Food prices reach highest level in a decade

(The Center Square) – Food prices hit a 10-year high worldwide, according to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)’s food price index. U.S. companies… Read More

October 12, 2021