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New Bellingham citywide minimum wage goes into effect May 1; among highest rates in WA
The Bellingham Herald· 2 days agoAs of May 1, Bellingham has a new citywide minimum wage. After a ballot measure passed last year, the city is raising its minimum wage to $17.28, a dollar ...
Legislative leaders optimistic about Nebraska’s fiscal health after careful spending
Nebraska Examiner via Yahoo News· 16 minutes agoLINCOLN — Top Nebraska state senators say they feel comfortable with the level of state reserves...
'Brexit trade checks will cost me £200,000 a year'
BBC via AOL· 3 days ago"We cannot continue with temporary measures which leave the UK open to threats from diseases and could do considerable damage to our livelihoods, our...
Colorado lawmakers consider redirecting TABOR refunds to low-income families
KOAA5· 18 hours agoWith just one week remaining in the 2024 legislative session, Colorado lawmakers are considering a...
My rent has gone up £300 a month’: Pain of soaring costs and zero hours contracts
The Independent via Yahoo News· 6 days ago“We don’t go on holidays because the cost of living is too much. It all makes you feel very...
SUNY allocates big increase in aid to state-operated schools – mostly to cover faculty pay
The Buffalo News· 31 minutes agoA year after Gov. Kathy Hochul provided a historic $163 million increase in aid to SUNY colleges and...
Georgia Governor Signs School Voucher Bill to Give $6,500 Toward Private Tuition
The 74 via Yahoo News· 2 days agoGov. Brian Kemp signed a suite of education-related bills into law Tuesday, including a...
'We know the state is not going to help us': Why residents of Jackson, Mississippi are still...
Fast Company Magazine· 2 hours agoIn the summer of 2022, heavy rainfall damaged a water treatment plant in the city of Jackson,...
Criminalizing Homelessness Won’t Work; Collaboration Will
Forbes· 1 day agoIn November, I posted about Johnson v. Grants Pass as well as another underlying case, Martin v....
Exclusive: Bernie Sanders worries young people are underestimating the threat from Trump
USA Today· 1 day agoOne throughline that quickly became apparent was that Sanders would not let his differences with...