Millions of gig workers face a complicated tax season as reclassification battles leave their contractor status legally uncertain and their filing options unclear.

Mid-size employers face steep health plan cost increases with few options to control spending, squeezing budgets and forcing difficult trade-offs on hiring and wages.

Federal return-to-office mandates are pushing commuters back onto transit systems that spent years cutting services and drawing down pandemic relief funds.

State legislatures are challenging nonprofit hospital tax exemptions, questioning whether hospitals deliver enough community benefit to justify billions in foregone tax revenue.

The FTC is scrutinizing grocery shrinkflation labeling practices as consumer complaints mount over hidden price hikes through smaller package sizes.

Water utility bills are rising fast as infrastructure debt matures and construction costs surge, leaving ratepayers to absorb decades of deferred maintenance.

Federal quota cuts on key commercial species are pushing small boat fishing operators toward financial collapse, as fixed costs collide with shrinking catch limits and rising lease prices.

Small banks are merging at an accelerating pace as deposit competition erodes margins. Here’s what’s driving the deals and what communities stand to lose.