Author: Tanja Fijalkowski
Tanja Fijalkowski
Tanja Fijalkowski is Fiscal Report staff writer and Managing Editor based in the San Francisco Bay Area. She has a writing degree from University of California, San Diego. Over the course of her career, she has written and edited award-winning, Amazon top-selling books with a specialization in the topics of finance, investing, news, history, and science. She has over 4 years experience in the finance and insurance industry as an underwriter.
By bankrolling campaigns or powering Super PACs, these deep-pocketed mega donors are exerting their influence in the 2024 election cycle.
The National Park Foundation announced receiving a historic $100 million donation from the Lilly Endowment Inc. The nonprofit organization reports it is the largest grant benefiting national parks received in U.S. history. Bridging the Funding Gap for National Parks The National Parks Foundation was established by Congress in 1967 to serve as the fund-raising arm of the National Park Service. Its mission is to address parks’ needs and preserve them for future generations, making up for where federal funding falls short. “The NPF is inspired by, and incredibly grateful for, this extraordinary gift from Lilly Endowment,” says Will Shafroth, President…
Under the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, Medicare negotiated drug prices for the first time. These discussions began in early 2024. In August, negotiations were finalized with a successful agreement to change the price on ten common, life-saving drugs used to treat serious health conditions. Here are the names and numbers for each one. Januvia Medicare negotiated a successful 79% reduction for the drug Januvia, which is used to treat diabetes. Januvia’s prices are the largest cut of all the medications that are part of the negotiation, going from over $525 to $113 per month when the new pricing schedule…
The Alaska Democratic Party strongly opposed Eric Hafner’s inclusion on the ballot. They filed a lawsuit seeking to have him disqualified, warning that it sets a “frightening precedent” for other convicted felons to run for office in the state, even while incarcerated. Opposition From Alaska’s Democratic Party “It’s extremely troubling that we’ve now given the green light for anybody serving time for a crime to be able to run here,” said Lindsay Kavanaugh, the party’s director. “Even if they have no actual ties to Alaska or ability to serve if elected, the court is saying, ‘sure, put your name on…
eToro settles with the SEC and gives clients 180 days to liquidate all cryptocurrencies other than BTC, ETH, and BCH as other tokens status as securities remains unclear.
Americans may not know that keeping their savings in a high-yield savings accounts is a virtually risk-free way to grow their net worth.
In its continued turnaround from its 2019 bankruptcy filing, PG&E reported another year of record profit for 2023. The company reported $2.24 billion in net profits, a 25% increase over the previous year. Much of that profit has been attributed to the rising cost of energy for PG&E customers. PG&E has a monopoly for the 16 million people which it serves, who have no other options. PG&E is California’s largest utility company. In 2019, the company filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, citing over $30 billion in liabilities resulting from its wildfire lawsuits. PG&E was found liable for over 30 fires…
Superstar Taylor Swift gives her endorsement to Harris-Walz campaign, prompting Elon love confession and campaign merchandise to sell out.
A little-known fact is that 30 states have filial laws legally obligation adult children to take financial responsibility for aging parents.
Class action lawsuit against Wells Fargo alleges the bank conducted fake interviews to inflate diversity statistics and mislead investors.