U.S. companies dodge global tax in OECD deal

Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent looks on as President Donald Trump and President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. of the Philippines participate in a bilateral meeting, Tuesday, July 22, 2025, in the Oval Office. (Official White House Photo by Daniel Torok)

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. multinational companies will be exempt from paying additional corporate taxes in a deal reached by the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development, a global economic policy group. The OECD announced Monday that its

Idaho’s average teacher salary increases more than 5%

A teacher reviews a student’s work in English class. **THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN DIGITALLY ALTERED TO REMOVE OR OBSCURE STUDENT IDENTITIES.** Photo by Allison Shelley/The Verbatim Agency for EDUimages

Originally posted on IdahoEdNews.org on January 5, 2026   BOISE, ID – Idaho’s average teacher salary is $66,085, up 5.3% from last school year, according to data obtained by EdNews from the State Department of Education. The