DreamFi, a new financial empowerment platform co-founded by prominent civil rights attorney Ben Crump, and Ben Crump Law have announced a nationwide partnership with the National Baptist Convention USA, Inc. The partnership is aimed at strengthening community access to financial education and legal resources through faith-based institutions. The collaboration, announced January 16, 2026, brings together…
Illinois State Senator Steve Stadelman has introduced legislation aimed at increasing consumer transparency by requiring retailers to disclose how much federal tariffs contribute to the final price of goods sold to the public. The proposed Tariff Transparency Act, filed as Senate Bill 2957, would mandate that retailers clearly display the portion of a product’s price…
The Trump administration has moved to suspend more than $129 million in annual federal funding for food stamps and related hunger-relief programs in Minnesota, citing what it describes as “widespread and systemic” fraud in the administration of federal benefits. In a letter sent Friday, January 9, 2026, to Minnesota Governor Tim Walz and Minneapolis Mayor…
Costco Wholesale has taken the Trump administration to court, filing a high-stakes lawsuit that challenges the legality of billions of dollars in tariffs imposed under Donald Trump’s presidency. The retail giant is asking the U.S. Court of International Trade for a full refund of the duties it paid under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act…