Economy Oct 21 Should the minimum wage be lower for workers who get tipped? Two states will decide Voters in Arizona and Massachusetts are set to decide whether employers should be able to continue to pay tipped workers such as servers and bartenders a lower minimum wage than non-tipped workers.
Politics Apr 30 Lawmakers and advocates scramble to extend affordable internet subsidy The Affordable Connectivity Program provided families $30 a month toward their internet bills. The White House has pushed for an extension but it has not happened so far.
Politics Feb 05 Federal subsidy boosting internet affordability set to expire unless Congress acts President Joe Biden recently traveled to North Carolina to promote his goal of affordable internet access for all Americans, but the promise for 23 million families across the U.S. is on shaky ground.
Politics Jun 26 WATCH: Biden announces $42.5 billion plan to expand high-speed internet to communities with no or slow service President Joe Biden on Monday said that high-speed internet is no longer a luxury but an “absolute necessity,” as he pledged that every household in the nation would have access by 2030 using cables made in the U.S.
Politics May 20 AP report: Many bills restricting trans health care came from handful of far-right groups At least 17 states have enacted laws restricting or banning gender-affirming care for transgender minors. An Associated Press analysis found that often those bills sprang not from grassroots or constituent demand, but from the pens of a handful of conservative…