Applications for U.S. Jobless Benefits Reach Five-Week High

Applications for U.S. Jobless Benefits Reach Five-Week High
Federal Reserve policy makers, who have a dual mandate of full employment and stable prices, are weighing data including jobless claims as they gauge whether the economy is strong enough to withstand the first interest-rate increase since 2006. In … Read more on Bloomberg

Colorado's Privatized System of Community Corrections Is an Experiment in Misery
Residents are expected to pay rent and find work, participate in treatment programs and submit to searches and drug testing, advise staff of their whereabouts at all times and follow the house rules — or face possible revocation of their community … Read more on Westword