Apr 30 More states adopt 'click it or ticket' laws, but do they work? By Jenni Bergal, Stateline Nearly three dozen states allow police to stop a car and ticket motorists simply for not wearing a seat belt. But foes say the laws are too intrusive and can lead to… Continue reading
Apr 30 'I knew that it would be a long, hard fight,' says activist who wants to raise minimum wage By Kamala Kelkar, Laura Fong Terrence Wise started organizing in 2013, when he was making $7.25 an hour at McDonald’s in Kansas City, Missouri. Continue reading
Apr 30 Investments in Russia become focus in congressional race By Bobby Caina Calvan, Associated Press The leading candidates for Montana's only congressional seat tangled Saturday over money, including taxes, campaign financing and $240,000 in investments by the Republican candidate that link to index funds with substantial holdings in Russian firms that are under sanctions by… Continue reading
Apr 29 Watch 9:48 Corporations go overseas to avoid U.S. taxes By Zachary Green, Ivette Feliciano On Wednesday, the Trump administration announced a portion of its tax plan, including a cut in the corporate tax rate from 35 percent to a 15 percent. The plan aims to bring revenue back into the country from U.S. companies… Continue watching
Apr 29 Watch 3:28 Looking back at LA riots after beating of Rodney King By PBS News Hour Twenty-five years ago, parts of Los Angeles erupted with anger after four white police officers who were filmed beating motorist Rodney King with batons were acquitted of assault. Riots lasted for five days, left 63 people dead and destroyed or… Continue watching
Apr 29 On Trump's 100th day in office, march calls for action on climate change By Kamala Kelkar On President Donald Trump's 100th day in office, thousands of protesters were marching to the White House and across the country for a People's Climate March. Continue reading
Apr 29 Seven unusual trends taking hold since Trump's inauguration By Travis Daub One hundred days into President Donald Trump’s term, we decided to look past the usual unemployment numbers and GDP growth and instead seek out economic indicators in unusual places. Here’s what we found has changed since Inauguration Day:… Continue reading
Apr 29 Samantha Bee's show briefly upstages correspondents' dinner By Jack Gillum, Associated Press Comedians and Hollywood stars gathered for jokes and jests about President Donald Trump for a tongue-in-cheek event to counter the annual White House Correspondents' Dinner. Continue reading
Apr 29 Experts: Long road ahead for Trump offshore drilling order By Jason Dearen and Jill Colvin, Associated Press President Donald Trump's executive order on offshore drilling isn't likely to reach its goals anytime soon, but instead will kick off a yearslong review and legal battle. Continue reading
Apr 28 Rising numbers of rural youth are unemployed and out of school, and it's costing all of us By Tim Henderson, Stateline 4.9 million young Americans nationwide are disconnected-- unemployed and not in school. The rate of disconnected youth has soared in rural areas, costing taxpayers as much as $93 billion dollars annually. Continue reading