Latest from Sarah Leeson

• Feb 26, 2025

  Amidst USDA grant freeze, Georgia mushroom farmer faces funding uncertainty

  

  If federal funding is off the table, Howard Berk, president of Ellijay Mushrooms, says he’ll have to consider putting up more equity or taking on debt.

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• Feb 26, 2025

  A housing reality check

  

  Home prices keep going up, and Home Depot’s earnings report reflects hesitation to make big purchases. Plus, consumer sentiment falls.

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• Feb 25, 2025

  Who’s in the consumer-spending driver’s seat?

  

  Increasingly, the wealthiest Americans do the bulk of the consumption in this economy. Plus, data centers and U.S. economic warfare.

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• Feb 21, 2025

  Tumbling economic sentiment — especially for Dems

  

  We’re all stressed about high prices. But Democrats are really, really stressed. Plus, dark oil shipping and travel industry demand.

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• Feb 21, 2025

  Access to federal data in flux

  

  David Van Riper, an expert in improving public access to government data, discusses why the information is vital. Plus, Walmart is branching out beyond retail.

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• Feb 19, 2025

  New Trump order takes aim at autonomy of independent agencies

  

  White House seeks sway over FCC, FEC, FTC and some Fed operations. Politics professor Sarah Binder says it “grabs power from Congress.”

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• Feb 17, 2025

  For a Minnesota couple, moving into a senior housing co-op made aging in place feasible

  

  “It’s like we’re back in our dorm in college,” said Kirsten Harrison, a resident of a senior housing community in Minnesota.

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• Feb 17, 2025

  After more than 50 years, a beloved Boston-area typewriter shop is closing its doors

  

  Ever since Tom Furrier, owner of Cambridge Typewriter, announced that he’s retiring at the end of March, the shop has been flooded with customers.

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• Feb 13, 2025

  Building new housing on federally owned land could shrink the national shortage

  

  “This is one area where there does appear to be convergence between Democrats and Republicans,” said UChicago professor Mike Albertus.

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• Feb 8, 2025

  After expanding a successful sports business, Colorado couple are still trying to see a profit

  

  “Growth, as they say, eats cash,” said Christine Herron, co-founder of Achieve Sports in Aurora, Colorado.

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