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Biden’s COVID Aid Package Will Result in Between 5 and 7 Million Fewer Americans Being Employed
President Joe Biden and Democrats in Congress want to pass a $1.9 trillion stimulus bill despite the COVID-19 pandemic improving rather than worsening. Experts...
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Weekly unemployment claims dip to 730,000 as House nears vote on relief package
The number of new applications for unemployment benefits dropped last week to 730,000, the...
U.S News
Biden’s $15 Minimum Wage Would Increase Child Care Costs by Average of 21 Percent
Increasing the federal minimum wage to $15 may be sold as a way to lift Americans out of poverty, but really it’s just another...
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CA Dem Rep Floats Absurd Wage Plan, Says ‘We Don’t Want’ Small Businesses That Can’t Pay $15 Minimum Wage
California Democratic Rep. Ro Khanna tilted many heads with his comments regarding small businesses during a CNN interview this weekend.
Progressive Democrats are supportive of...
Politics
Big Business Lobbies Biden to Import Foreign Workers as 17M Americans Remain Jobless
A coalition of business groups led by the United States Chamber of Commerce are lobbying President Joe Biden’s administration to allow them to import...
Politics
Jobless Claims Jump to 861,000, Much Worse Than Expected
New weekly jobless claims unexpectedly rose by 13,000 to 861,000 in the week that ended February 13, the Department of Labor said Thursday.
Economists had expected claims...
Politics
Biden Administration Suggests Foreign Workers Have a Right to Take U.S. Jobs
President Joe Biden’s administration is suggesting that foreign workers have a right to compete for jobs in the United States labor market against jobless...
U.S News
Missouri House bill would exempt federal unemployment payments from state tax
About 300,000 Missourians collected more than $3 billion in federal Pandemic Unemployment Assistance...
Opinion
States Need To Step Up To Avoid Losing Millions To Unemployment Fraud
Have you ever wondered what kind of person might actually click on those spam emails from deposed Nigerian “princes” who promise to send untold...
U.S News
If Pelosi and Biden Get Their $15 Minimum Wage, US Would Have Highest Minimum Wage in the World
If Democrats get their way and cram through an increase of the federal minimum wage to $15, the United States will officially have the...
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Opinion
The Biden administration should build, not backtrack, on energy progress
With the Senate confirmation of Jennifer Granholm as the new secretary of energy, President...
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US Senate Confirms Raimondo to Head Commerce Department
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WASHINGTON—The Senate voted 84-15 on Tuesday to confirm Rhode Island Governor Gina Raimondo to head the U.S. Commerce Department, the agency that repeatedly sparred...
U.S News
Mississippi to Lift Mask Mandate, Allow Businesses Back at Full Capacity
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Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves announced on Tuesday that the state will lift county mask mandates, and businesses will be able to operate at full capacity.
“Starting...