by Tyler | Jul 13, 2019 | Economy, Politics, Trending
Based on a CBO report, the proposed raising of the federal minimum wage to $15 would cost up to 3.7 million jobs and seriously weaken the first rung of the career ladder. Legislators should instead work on ways to match low-wage workers with the millions of available...
by Tyler | Jul 13, 2019 | Cambridge Analytica, David Cicilline, DOJ, Economy, Facebook, FTC, House Judiciary Committee, Josh Hawley, Mark Zuckerberg, Masters of the Universe, Politics, Richard Blumenthal, Tech, Trending, Wall Street Journal
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) reportedly approved Friday a $5 billion settlement with Facebook following the social media giants’ handling of the Cambridge Analytica scandal. This serves as the largest fine the FTC has given out for privacy violations;...
by Tyler | Jul 13, 2019 | Arizona, Betsy Ross Flag, Colin Kaepernick, Doug Ducey, Economy, goodyear, Gov. Doug Ducey, Nike, Politics, Sports, Trending
Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey (R) is welcoming Nike’s announcement to move forward with an investment in a Phoenix-metro area manufacturing plant after blocking funding for the project when the athletic giant pulled a flag-themed shoe from the market.
by Tyler | Jul 12, 2019 | Bob Casey, Donald Trump, Economy, helicopter, Local, Lockheed Martin, Pat Toomey, Pennsylvania, Pre-Viral, Sikorsky, Trending
Lockheed Martin’s Sikorsky helicopter plant in Pennsylvania has announced it will keep its doors open, thanks to President Donald Trump’s request.
by Tyler | Jul 11, 2019 | contract worker, Doug Collins, Economy, Green Cards, H-1B, immigration, India, Kevin McCarthy, OPT, Politics, Steve Scalise, Trending, visa worker
GOP legislators (140) voted for a bill drafted by business groups and Democrats which provides a green card giveaway to 300,000 Indian contract workers and dramatically increases the incentives for more Indian graduates to take college graduate jobs in the United...
by Tyler | Jul 11, 2019 | China, Donald Trump, Economy, Federal Reserve, Interest Rates, Jerome Powell, Politics, Tariffs, trade war, Trending
Fed Chair Jerome Powell said that it was appropriate for the Fed to cut rates if concerns about trade and tariffs were slowing the economy.
