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Same-sex marriage and benefits

Last week’s historic Supreme Court ruling allowing gay marriage in all 50 states should have a significant impact on the wedding economy. The $51-billion industry

Same-sex marriage is legal

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled 5-4 on Friday that same-sex marriage is legal in all 50 states. The court also said that same-sex marriages in

The Confederate flag and business

In the days following the racially charged killing of nine people in Charleston, South Carolina, a debate over the appropriateness of flying the Confederate flag reemerged across the

Business behind presidential libraries

Chicago is getting President Barack Obama’s presidential library. That’s not exactly a surprise, given that Obama has deep connections with the city. But for a

Glimpse into the future of politics

As Democrat Hillary Clinton and Republican Marco Rubio become the latest to announce their candidacies for president of the United States, millennials will be a

The mayoral runoff in Chicago

Rahm Emanuel, the brash former congressman and top White House aide, easily won his bid to become Chicago’s mayor in 2011. Keeping that seat is

Indiana bill causes business uproar

Passage of Indiana’s Religious Freedom Restoration Act engulfed the state in controversy last week. Supporters on the right say it champions religious liberty, while detractors on

The rise of young Super PACs

Believe it or not, millennials are putting Jeb Bush’s face on flasks and beer koozies. That’s just one of the few ideas that the Millennials for

Keeping the young in Michigan: Part 2

On Friday, Politics and Money columnist Rick Haglund and Millennials and Money columnist Rian Bosse discussed Michigan’s attempt to keep young people from leaving the state

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