The Federal Reserve says the economy is growing at a modest pace. The central bank saw inflationary pressures rising. Will it be enough to raise Interest Rates . Erik schatzker is in washington with the latest Economic Data. Give us the interesting points of the book this time around. The book could have strengthened a case for a rate ite two weeks from now but did not. You heard those words and you said it yourself, modest. The key word in these anecdotal reports, modest economic growth, modest wage increases, modest hiring. Not an assessment that turns doves into hawks. If anything, it raises the stakes for fridays jobs report. You have to figure policymakers are struggling. There is a tight labor market. There are signs of building inflation as a backdrop. You have Consumer Spending just yesterday, home sales, and that surprisingly Strong Manufacturing data reported this morning. Then you have the book you might characterize, as i have, as meh. There is just not a lot to go off of h
Elevations above 3500 feet. Larry snow covered secondary roads. Darcel its led to buncombe county schools updating the calendar. Karen wynne joins us. Larry karen, the last day of school has been pushed back, right . Karen larry, it has. Its been pushed back to june 8th. School leaders say it was a tough call to make this morning because originally it looked good. But after transportation workers found widespread black ice, they decided to close school for the day sending out a second notification an hour later and frustrating a few parents. You know, its just that its closed or its not closed. Kept it one way or another. I went back it sleep and got woke up again by, well, schools out. Karen but bishop says she did the right thing by cancelling today. The updated calendar also a parents survey. For more information on that survey and the updated calendar, log on to wlos. Com. Live in buncombe county, im karen wynne, news 13. Darcel North Carolinas new Drug Testing Program for welfare
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Aye. There is no discussion of anticipated litigation in closed session today. Also like to welcome [inaudible] relacing rob [inaudible] the City Attorney. Thank you for being here. Pleasure to be here. Introduction of new business by Board Members. Nope. Seeing none. Iletal 7, director report. Director riscon members of the board qu public and staff. Want to start by asking the director of tax and Accessible Services to come forward. I am so pleased to be mere in honor of joyce furrow. She is the executive assistant in the tax twigez division. I was not the one who nominated her, it was the colleagues. She had positive feedback from everyone in the division and she is outstanded so we are excited to honor her today. She isa mazing contribution to the division and with sth mta for be years and the city for 15. She is the hub of our division and she comes to everyone and if you need help, what do you need, how can i improve and be better. She asked to work the window with the taxi drive
Applause. Congratulations. Very well deserved. [applause] the mta board i thank you. It is a great blessing and honor to work and serve my fellow colleges at mta tax and accessible service. They make my job a piece of cake. [inaudible] is to create a work place that delivers Outstanding Service in the taxi staff promises to do everything we can to help ourselves and each other honor our agreement coninstructively and compassionately. On behalf of our team, [inaudible] genie, alvin, eric, samantha, peter, michael scott, andres [inaudible] i accept the certificate of appreciation and strive to continue to do my best when called upon. I shall shover you with a smile. Together everyone achieves more. Thank you. On behalf of board of directors thank you and congrat ulations for your Outstanding Service number of short items to give you updates on. First, want to let you know last month we launched a program to honor our employees for years of service they provide to the city and mta. Initia