With a $36 trillion national debt, wasteful government spending has to stop, says U.S. Sen. Cynthia Lummis. She said that’s ...

Pennies these days are more likely to end up lost or buried under couch cushions than to be used for transactions, according ...

New legislation - the Common Cents Act - was introduced this week to eliminate the production of pennies, which the Treasury ...

A bipartisan bill introduced in the Senate on Thursday calls for the U.S. Mint to end production of the one-cent coin.

The Common Cents Act was introduced April 30, according to press releases posted on the official government ... of coins - are dictated by Congress. By the numbers: The U.S. Mint reported losing ...