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President Trump ordered the Treasury Department to stop minting new pennies, citing the rising cost of production. Kelly O’Grady explains.
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Jake Ryan is a social media manager and journalist based in Tulsa, Oklahoma. When he's not playing rust, he's either tweeting, walking, or writing about Oklahoma stuff.
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