Workforce ‘ally-shoring’ brings benefits across borders
After a swing and a miss with the Summit of the Americas, President Biden and Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador’s recent meeting at the White House was a critical opportunity to reset U.S.-Mexico relations. The Biden administration should jump on one of the topics the Mexican president raised — tapping Mexican labor markets to meet persistent worker shortages in critical occupations among U.S. employers.
Read MoreProgressives urge inclusion of uninsured in insulin proposal
House progressives are calling on leadership to include people without health insurance in any legislation that limits out-of-pocket costs for insulin. Senate Democrats are pushing to include a $35 cap on out-of-pocket insulin costs as part of a larger reconciliation bill, though it's still unclear if such a provision would be allowed under the arcane Senate rules for passing the legislation. In a letter to bipartisan House and Senate leaders, members of the Congressional Progressive Caucus and Tri-Caucus (comprised of the Black, Hispanic and Asian Pacific American
Read MoreNew San Francisco DA revokes 30 drug case plea deals made by recalled predecessor
San Francisco District Attorney Brooke Jenkins (D) announced on Wednesday that she has revoked 30 plea offers for drug cases made by her predecessor, who was recalled from office. Former District Attorney Chesa Boudin (D) was ousted in a recall election in Ju
Read MoreLooming change in worker classification rules will cost small businesses big bucks
A lot of attention has been paid to the tax increases that are part of the Democratic-backed Inflation Reduction Act that's making its way through Congress. And while these increases are concerning to both businesses and taxpayers, there’s another rule coming from the Biden administration that will have an even bigger impact on costs for millions of small businesses: a looming change in worker classificatio
Read MoreEnergy Department awarding $26 million to fund renewable energy grid projects
Story at a glance Funding for the Solar and Wind Grid Services and Reliability Demonstration Program will come from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure law. The projects must use solar, wind or energy storage and show how clean energy can support a power grid by adjusting to meet energy demands and disruptions. The funds are
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