More political posturing on day 7 of the shutdown, but little in the way of progress. The dow jones hit its lowest level in a month. Dropping 1r50 points at the starting bell. The fear is that Congress Wont have a deal on the debt ceiling and that is the limit of just how much the government can borrow by next weeks deadline. Without a deal by october 17, the Treasury Department says will start defaulting on our bills. A political football, because its a dangerous political football. You know, fumbling. Can cost you a lot more than 7 points. It can tank the economy. This morning, the senior white house official said the president would rather default than sit down and negotiate. Really . Today we learn thad furloughed federal workers have filed more than 10,000 claims for unemployment in the district. That number is usually 600. And in maryland, another 14,000 claims have been filed, but thats not the only way the dishownt is hitting people. Im bruce leshan in bethesda with a look at s
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Concerns about changing the start time for Ohio County Schools was brought up at its regular board of education meeting on Monday night."We are certainly in a p
WHEELING – Ohio County Schools won’t be changing any school start times in time for the 2024-25 school year. Superintendent Kim Miller told board of education members Monday night she met with the school district’s advisory committee earlier in the day, and it was decided much work still would have to happen before any decisions […]