As pennies begin to disappear, states grappling with

Months after the last of the United States’ one-cent coins were pressed, some states are beginning to offer their own two cents on the penny problem by setting rounding guidance for cash purchases. President Trump announced an end to penny production early last year, saying it was wasteful. It cost 3.7 cents to make each … Read more

California is holding $15 billion in unclaimed property. Other states automatically return the money.

California is holding roughly $15 billion in unclaimed property — one of the largest totals in the country. That’s money and valuables that legally belong to California residents, businesses and nonprofits.  A CBS News California Investigates analysis found large charities and hospitals had no idea the state was holding on to tens of thousands of … Read more

States sue the Trump administration to challenge policy requiring colleges to collect race data

BOSTON — A coalition of 17 Democratic state attorneys general filed a lawsuit Wednesday challenging a Trump administration policy that requires higher education institutions to collect data showing they aren’t considering race in admissions. President Donald Trump ordered the new policy in August after he raised concerns that colleges and universities were using personal statements … Read more

Progressive states revive push to tax the rich as wealth disparity deepens across the US

PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Chuck Collins figures he won life’s lottery by inheriting vast sums of money through his great-grandfather Oscar Mayer’s processed meat company, but rather than fight to protect every dime Collins has helped push to hike taxes on the ultrarich like himself. He was successful in helping implement a higher tax in Massachusetts … Read more

Raw oysters and clams recalled in 9 U.S. states over possible norovirus contamination

Federal officials on Monday issued a recall for clams and raw oysters distributed in at least nine states due to concerns that they may be contaminated with norovirus, a contagious infection commonly known as the “stomach flu.” According to a notice from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the recalled clams were harvested by the Lummi Indian … Read more

Wes Moore to give commencement addresses in 2028 battleground states

 Maryland Gov. Wes More is planning a series of upcoming commencement addresses in presidential battleground states in May, a lineup that quietly broadens his national profile as the first-term Democratic governor continues to draw party attention as a potential presidential contender in 2028, CBS News has learned. According to Democratic sources familiar with his planning, … Read more

United States was “likely” responsible for bombing of girls’ school in Iran, per early U.S. assessment

The U.S. may be responsible for the bombing of a girls’ school in Iran that killed 168 people, many of them children, on Feb. 28, sources told CBS News. The preliminary U.S. assessment suggests that the United States is “likely” responsible for the deadly attack but did not intentionally target the school and may have … Read more

As citizen voting bill stalls in US Senate, some states forge ahead

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — While the U.S. Senate remains deadlocked over President Donald Trump’s call for strict citizenship voting requirements, Republicans in some states are pressing ahead with their own measures that could require documentary proof of citizenship to join or remain on the voter rolls. Proof-of-citizenship legislation won final approval this week in South … Read more

Iranian attacks target Gulf States as US warns bombing will intensify

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Intense Iranian fire targeted the Gulf Arab states early Saturday as Israel and the United States kept up their airstrikes targeting the Islamic Republic. There was no foreseeable end to the fighting. U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration approved a new $151 million arms sale to Israel after Trump said he … Read more