Under New Hampshire law, Janette Desmond can pay the employees who scoop ice cream and cut fudge at her Portsmouth sweet shop as little as $7.25 an hour.But with the […]
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Back to news homeJobs Sit Empty in the Public Sector, So Unions Help Recruit
The State of Minnesota, like nearly every public-sector employer across the country, is in a hiring crunch.Not just for any job, though. The desk jobs that can be done remotely, […]
Farmers Insurance Retreat From Florida Signals Crisis With No Easy Fix
Insurers are trapped in a riddle: In a world where the risk of costly disasters is rising but high premiums are squeezing policyholders and angering state regulators, how can they […]
Oregon Town’s Marijuana Boom Yields Envy in Idaho
For John Leeds, the hour-and-a-half commute to and from his job as assistant manager at Treasure Valley Cannabis Company is exhausting, but logistically unavoidable.Like nearly half of the other employees, […]
The E.S.G. Fight Has Come to This: Bankers Suing Lawyers
In effect, according to the bankers’ legal filing, the demands were “creating an ongoing state surveillance system.” The bankers further claimed that the attorney general was violating their right to […]
How Arizona Is Positioning Itself for $52 Billion to the Chips Industry
In recent weeks, Gina Raimondo, the commerce secretary, has talked with Senator Mark Kelly of Arizona, spent time with the president of Arizona State University and appeared at a conference […]
Politicians Want to Keep Money Out of E.S.G. Funds. Could It Backfire?
The fight between red states and BlackRock, the world’s largest asset manager, has been a gawker’s delight.Republicans don’t normally line up to punch the chief executive of a giant Wall […]
Why Are Energy Prices So High? Some Experts Blame Deregulation.
New transmission lines in deregulated markets often get limited review by state or federal officials, which means they are less likely to be rejected on the grounds that they are […]
How a Lobbying Blitz Made Sports Betting Ubiquitous
The association’s consultants predicted, for example, that Virginia could expect to collect an extra $57 million a year in tax revenue if it legalized mobile sports betting and applied a […]
More States Require High School Seniors to Fill Out Financial Aid Form
Evidence suggests that students who file the federal form are more likely to attend college. Read More