Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, the overall cost of living has surged in the United States. The average cost of ...

Differences in prices for consumer goods and services across states have been increasing since the early 2010s. Those ...

Facing budget crunches and layoffs, Massachusetts school leaders and advocates are calling on the state to give districts more money, after high inflation cost them nearly half a billion unaccount ...

Updated on April 4. The state of the U.S. economy is strong despite inflation remaining elevated. The economy is expanding at a crisp pace, the labor market is loosening slightly and inflation is ...

as falling inflation makes an 8.5% hike in the state pension “stick out like a sore thumb” and “raises real questions around intergenerational fairness”. Don't miss the latest investment ...

Gov. Kathy Hochul has proposed “inflation refund” checks for millions of people in New York state, but how much will you get? And when? Hochul initially proposed the state’s first-ever ...

The Bay Area’s 7.2% real wage decline ranked mid-range 11th. The region comprising Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, San Francisco, San Mateo counties saw 7% raises (No. 18) outstripped by 15% inflation ...