John Scott

Warren police are urging residents to take safety precautions with fireworks during extreme heat, emphasizing proper storage, usage, and disposal to prevent fires. Residents are advised to keep fireworks away from heat sources, use water to extinguish spent items, and avoid storing them in hot vehicles or attics. Local residents shared their own safety measures, including keeping water hoses and extinguishers on hand.

The racial wealth gap in the U.S. widened between 2019 and 2022, with white families holding significantly more wealth than Black and Hispanic families. Retirement savings disparities drive this gap, prompting states like Minnesota to launch automatic IRA programs to help workers without employer-sponsored plans.

The racial wealth gap widened between 2019 and 2022, with the median wealth of white families exceeding Black and Hispanic families by $240,000 and $223,000 respectively. States like Minnesota, Hawaii, and Washington are launching automatic retirement savings programs to address disparities, as over 50 million Americans lack employer-sponsored retirement plans.

The racial wealth gap widened between 2019 and 2022, with white families holding significantly more wealth than Black and Hispanic families, largely due to disparities in retirement savings. State-sponsored automatic retirement programs, such as auto-IRAs, aim to address this by enrolling workers without employer-offered plans, with Minnesota, Hawaii, and Washington launching or planning such initiatives.

The racial wealth gap between white, Black, and Hispanic families widened by $50,000 between 2019 and 2022, driven by disparities in retirement savings. States like Minnesota, Hawaii, and Washington are launching automatic IRA programs to help low-income workers, particularly people of color, build retirement savings.

The racial wealth gap in the U.S. widened between 2019 and 2022, with white families holding $240,000 more wealth than Black families and $223,000 more than Hispanic families. Retirement savings disparities drive this gap, prompting states like Minnesota, Hawaii, and Washington to launch automatic IRA programs to help 50 million Americans without employer-sponsored retirement plans.