Would “easy money” get a hyphen in something like the following? 
 
The Fed is expected to continue its easy money policy. 

Under "departments" in the AP stylebook, no department is written with "U.S." on first reference, including the Agriculture Department. Yet, under the Ask the Editor section, pretty much every question answered uses U.S. Department of Agriculture. USDA is the only Cabinet department whose abbreviation includes US. But I've been leaving the U.S. out of all first references to USDA, based on the departments entry. Interestingly, AP used the U.S. for many other agencies, including the U.S. Forest Service, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, etc. For the Coast Guard and the Postal Service, the U.S. is optional, according to AP. Long way of saying, I'm not sure what to do with the Agriculture Department. Should I include U.S. or not? I include it with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office as well as the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, and the abbreviations for those include it--USPTO and USCIS. Thanks for clarifying. 

When quoting dialogue, how should "improv" be treated when said in past tense, "improv'd"? Editor wants to avoid "[improvised]"

Hi - Could you clarify a phrase in your "Parliament, parliament" entry: "the legislative body in Great Britain or other countries." Is "other countries" limited to those that formally use the name "Parliament"? (For ex: the Dutch House of Representatives self-identifies as "Parliament" on their English website, but AP appears to have lowercased.) Thanks

When writing captions and stories do we put the word "on" before a date?

The wedding happened Sept. 9, 2021.
or
The wedding happened on Sept. 9, 2021.

Thank you.

Hello! When inserting "of course" into a sentence, would we offset with commas before and after? What if "of course" appears after "and"? Here is a generic example (my workplace observes the Oxford comma):

To improve his health, he gave up drugs, alcohol, and, of course, smoking. 

Thank you!

Because "historically Black colleges and universities" is lowercase except for "Black," should "Hispanic-serving institution" also capitalize just "Hispanic"?

Is it appropriate to use an ellipsis in a headline? Not to shorten a quote but a style choice, like, "Flying is awful now...we are the worst."

I am looking for some clarity around the Afghanistan entry in the online guide.  Isn't the province just Balkh or does the province name include Mazar-i-Sharif (spelled with an "i" in the middle)? And then which spelling is current for the capital? Mazar-e-Sharif with an "e" in the middle or with an "i"? Can you help?

when writing a headline, do you abbreviate or spell out military titles?

shelf-life settings/shelf life settings

Which is correct here?

As a copy editor at a large company, I use the online AP Stylebook multiple times each day. I often find what I need in the Ask the Editor section. Thank you; I'm a big fan. 

Would I keep the quotation marks in the following sentence or would you use different punctuation? To be environmentally friendly across our company, “don’t waste product” will be added to the list of requirements for our associates beginning Jan. 1, 2022. 

I have a question about the use of hyphenated adjectives in a capitalized header. Which one of the following is correct: High-risk specialists or High-Risk Specialists? Thanks

How would you handle Railroad Retirement Tax in terms of capitalization? 

When listing a month and year only (no day), is "of" acceptable, or should "of" be omitted?

In August 2021 ...
In August of 2021 ...

Thanks!

Hi guys, I'm looking for guidance please on 'bail out' vs 'bale out' when written as two words. Many thanks.

When writing an item about a festival with a children's area, should it be kids zone or kids' zone.

following the guideline under religious title, is this the appropriate use of the Most Rev. title?

The Most Revs. Edward J. Weisenburger, Thomas J. Olmstead and James S. Wall serve as the bishops of Tucson, Phoenix and Gallup, N.M. The Most Rev. Eduardo A. Nevares is auxiliary bishop of Phoenix.

When using a compound modifier in a header which is capitalized, should all the words be capitalized or just the first word? Example: Unit-to-Unit Differential or Unit-to-unit Differential? 
Thanks

Good morning colleagues.
AP classifies Crimea Black Sea peninsula 'seized from Ukraine by Russia and annexed in March 2014'. Also, is stories about the Ukraine AP specifies that fighting in eastern Ukraine is between Russian-backed separatists and Ukrainian forces.
So, does AP use 'occupied territory' for Donetsk and Lugansk regions?
Thank you

I see that AP doesn't hyphenate "non-fungible." So is it "non fungible" or "nonfungible"?

The "Try it" feature in/on the API Developer portal has multiple uses.

Which is correct here, in/on? 

Dear Editor:
In the following sentence, I'm thinking that either "you" or "yourself" is correct. Could you weigh in? Many thanks in advance!
"Do it for you(yourself) and your family" 

Has the fullness of time yet give us perspective to capitalize the Global Financial Crisis? I believe you last visited this topic in 2015. If not, any attempt at an explanation that we might share would be much appreciated.

Is it science based or science-based?