
Trump Orders US to Ditch Penny After Decades of Complaints
“Let’s rip the waste out of our great nation’s budget, even if it’s a penny at a time,” the president wrote in a social media post, which was light on details about plans for a post-penny future.

Hartford, Norwich Lead Nation’s Hottest Housing Markets
The New England housing market is heating up to begin the year, and two of Connecticut’s metro areas are leading the pack.

New CFPB Head Moves to Shut Down Agency Without Congressional OK
A Sunday night email ordered the bureau to “cease all supervision and examination activity,” effectively shutting down an agency that was created to protect consumers after the 2008 financial crisis and subprime mortgage-lending scandal.
More Homes Come with HOA Dues
Nearly two-thirds of all single-family houses started in 2023 were within HOA-governed properties. And fees those associations collect are rising.

Trump, Musk Demand Termination of Federal Office Leases
One of the next moves in President Donald Trump and Elon Musk’s sweeping effort to fire government employees and curtail operations is using the agency that manages thousands of federal employee worksites around the country to cut down on office space.