President Donald Trump is joking with Russian President Vladimir Putin about interfering in U.S. elections.
After a reporter at an international summit in Japan asked Trump if he was going to warn Russia not to meddle in the U.S. election, Trump turned to Putin and jokingly said: “Don’t meddle in the election.”
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There’s good news and bad news concerning the U.S. economy. The good news is it steadily grew at a rate of 3.1 percent for the first three months of the year. The bad news is financial experts say it’s not going to last.
The first quarter spike represents a rebound from last year’s fourth quarter, when the economy saw a 2.2 percent growth rate. However, it’s down from the second and third quarters of 2018, which had growth rates of 4.2 percent and 3.4 percent, respectively.
However, economists predict the bump in the economic landscape will soon smooth out and return to the 10-year average of 2.2 percent. Forecasters at Capital Economics predict it will continue going downhill from there, landing at 1.2 percent in 2020.
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More and more companies are choosing to move to Williamson County.
In Cedar Park, an economic incentive package has been approved for a UK-based manufacturing company specializing in 3D printing, called Additive Manufacturing Technologies, or AMT.
The company will create at least 100 new jobs, each with an average salary of $80,000
The city projects more than $1.8-million in sales tax revenue to be generated. AMT will invest $1-million into a new Cedar Park Innovation Center.
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Two Texas Doctors have sued the state for the right to dispense the drugs they prescribe without having to go through a pharmacy.
The practice is currently legal in 45 other states.
The lawsuit was filed on Thursday in Travis County State Court against the Texas Medical Board and the State Board of Pharmacy.
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Despite the growing prevalence of dangerous diseases like measles, voluntary vaccination op-out rates continue to grow across Williamson County.
A new report from county health officials says more than 2.6-percent of students between kindergarten and 12th grade have not gotten some, or all of their vaccinations — an 8-year high.
Travis County’s percentage is even higher at 2.7-percent.
