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Business
US manufacturers are stuck in a rut despite subsidies from Biden and protection from Trump

WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats and Republicans don't agree on much, but they share a conviction that the government should help American manufacturers, one way or another.
Democratic President Joe Biden handed out subsidies to chipmakers and electric vehicle manufacturers. Republican President Donald Trump is building a wall ... (full story)
Boys & Girls Club programs threatened by Trump grant freeze serve thousands of families

EAST PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — After driving through a downpour to take her son to day camp, Darleen Reyes told camp administrators the rain would have kept her away but her son insisted on going.
As she marked her son's name present on a clipboard at the Boys & Girls Club camp, she laughed about braving a flash flood wa ... (full story)
Surprise––You’re a millionaire!
When I was speaking with a trusts and estates lawyer a few weeks ago, alongside a mutual client, the subject of "unexpected" inheritances came up. The lawyer mentioned that a client of hers unexpectedly inherited $35 million from a parent and found herself unprepared to prudently handle the financial decisions she would be ... (full story)
Local
Mahoning County lawyer Dennis Haines remembered
A preeminent labor law attorney who had the courage of his convictions and was well respected by members of the bench and bar––that’s how colleagues sum up the career of Mahoning County lawyer Dennis Haines.
“Dennis had a reputation as someone who fought the good fight,” said Green Haines Sgambati ... (full story)
State
Tired of put-downs, Tennessee town corrects the record with play about the Scopes trial it hosted

DAYTON, Tenn. (AP) — A small town in eastern Tennessee courted national publicity and attention a century ago when local leaders planned a test trial over the teaching of evolution in public schools. What they got from the eight-day Scopes trial was more than they bargained for.
The trial of the century — and the fir ... (full story)