PHOENIX — Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs has ordered what is essentially a hiring freeze for new state employees and instructed her department heads to send her a plan this week to cut $1.2 billion in ...

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"I have had some exposure to the culture of government and politics in Nassau County during the years that you were in government," U.S. District Judge Joan Azrack said to Rob Walker.

Lenders are continuing to nudge up the cost of fixed rate deals as market uncertainty grows over the direction of interest rates, writes Jo Thornhill. Experts believe higher than expected inflation ...