Tag: Debt

Medical bills.

Kentucky town erases millions in medical debt for residents in groundbreaking deal

Emily Hallas · November 19, 2025 12:20 pm

The historic Arizona Capitol building stands, April 11, 2024, in Phoenix. Democrats in the Arizona House are expected on Wednesday, April 24, to make another attempt to repeal Arizona's near-total abortion ban, which the state's highest court says can be enforced. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, File)

Arizona ranks 17th in unfunded pension liabilities: Report

Center Square · November 12, 2025 1:26 pm

In this June 15, 2018 file photo, twenty dollar bills are counted in North Andover, Mass. GoodRx’s prescription savings program offers significant discounts on prescription drugs, but not without some catches. Using GoodRx means paying out of pocket, without insurance. The cost doesn’t count toward your deductible.

Americans report strain from increasing household debt

Center Square · November 11, 2025 5:04 pm

The Illinois Capitol is seen, June 19, 2012, Springfield, Ill. Illinois Democrats have changed the way candidates for the General Assembly get on the ballot, and Republicans are complaining that they changed the rules mid-game.

Chicago pension, debt services costs among highest in country

Center Square · November 6, 2025 2:25 pm

The William McKinley Monument is silhouetted in front of the west side of the Ohio Statehouse.

Poll: Voters want medical debt off of credit reports

Center Square · November 4, 2025 2:23 pm

U.S. $100 bills

California leads in debt among all 50 states: Report

Center Square · October 25, 2025 3:12 pm

A pile of dollar bills.

Northeast state governments carry higher taxpayer debts

Center Square · October 25, 2025 2:57 pm

A person walks past the National Debt Clock.

Faith, Freedom, and Self-Reliance

What a debt crisis would look like and why we must act now

Les Rubin · October 23, 2025 12:41 pm

Representative Thomas Massie, a Republican from Kentucky, wears a digital pin with the US national debt.

National debt crosses $38 trillion for first time in history

Zach Halaschak · October 22, 2025 4:28 pm

Former Vice President Kamala Harris greets people before she speaks, Friday, Oct. 17, 2025, in Birmingham, Ala. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart)

DNC continues to pay Harris campaign debt almost a year after she lost

David Zimmermann · October 22, 2025 10:56 am

The Illinois State Capitol in Springfield, Ill., shown Wednesday, June 21, 2006, measures 361 feet to the top of its familiar dome. The neck-bending skyscrapers that pack Chicago's fabled skyline are little more than scaled-down miniatures in downstate cities, where even the tallest buildings are at least three times shorter than the Sears Tower and John Hancock Center.

Illinois’ ‘F’ grade leaves taxpayers on the hook for billions, watchdog says

Center Square · October 13, 2025 2:09 pm

A farmer during a soybean harvest at a farm outside St. Peter, Minnesota, US, on Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2025. US President Donald Trump said he would confront Chinese President Xi Jinping over Beijing's refusal to purchase American soybeans, a growing area of tension between the world's two largest economies. Photographer: Ben Brewer/Bloomberg via Getty Images

No tariff bailouts

Washington Examiner · October 6, 2025 5:00 am