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State, casinos, unions ask judge to dismiss workers’ smoking carveout lawsuit
New Jersey Monitor via Yahoo News· 21 hours agoAttorneys for the state, the casino industry, and a bevy of building trades argued gambling houses...
States rethink data centers as ‘electricity hogs’ strain the grid
Virginia Mercury via Yahoo News· 3 hours agoState Sen. Norm Needleman championed the 2021 legislation designed to lure major data centers to...
Tick tock on the shelter clock
Politico· 2 hours agoHis new job: director of finance and local payments for the state Department of Revenue’s Division of Local Services.” LETTING BYGONES BE BYGONES — New ...
Garment workers must receive rights-based compensation and justice immediately
Amnesty International· 13 hours agoGarment workers in Bangladesh continue to face a climate of fear and repression as corporate...
Hawaii lawmakers aim to enlarge ‘rainy day’ and retirement funds | Honolulu Star-Advertiser
Honolulu Star-Advertiser· 1 day agoThe negotiators also agreed to appropriate $135 million into a trust fund to pay for future...
US long-term care costs are sky-high, but Washington state’s new way to help pay for them could be...
EconoTimes· 10 hours agoNursing homes charge somewhere around US$100,000 a year, while frequent visits from a paid caregiver...
‘Devastating’ wait times at Mexico border strain California small businesses
The Raw Story· 2 hours agoGovernment agencies are spending billions of dollars to improve wait times at the U.S.-Mexico...
Minnesota’s new labor board votes for nearly $23.50 an hour minimum wage for nursing home workers
Minnesota Reformer via Yahoo News· 2 days agoMinnesota’s new workforce standards board took its first significant vote on Monday, agreeing to...
Gov. Jim Pillen announces plans to slash nearly 1,000 vacant state positions
Grand Island Independent· 14 hours agoGov. Jim Pillen on Tuesday set his sights on eliminating any state government positions that have remained vacant for more than 90 days, estimating millions ...
Civil servants fail to show up to shiny new multi-million pound offices
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 7 days agoPublic-sector workers will only be required to go into the office three days a week at dozens of...