…been created from the renovation never materialize in that moment. Businesses, too, are more willing to borrow to expand or hire workers when interest rates are low. Through press releases…
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…paper finds minimum wage hikes in Seattle in the mid-2010s — culminating with a $13 an hour minimum in 2016 — coincided with reduced hours of 2.7% for workers earning…
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…reporters also reviewed thousands of pages of corporate filings, filed nearly 100 public records requests, and interviewed dozens of workers, experts — including EPA insiders — and residents. On March…
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…mpox. Transmission can also occur via the placenta from mother to fetus or during birth. Transmission via respiratory droplets usually requires prolonged face-to-face contact. This puts health workers, household members…
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…specializing in fields where there is a shortage of workers or turnover rates are high. In Maine, for example, the Alfond Leaders Student Debt Reduction Program provides loan repayment assistance…
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…breakfasts at school. But the national call for universal free school meals has grown louder and more widespread amid news reports about school cafeteria workers shaming children with unpaid lunch…
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…the November election. The measures would increase the state minimum wage to $12 per hour and require small businesses to provide paid sick leave to their workers. The legislature in…
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…of older workers. That figure could reach $3.9 trillion by 2050, according to the report. As a result, older Americans are increasingly experiencing housing vulnerability and homelessness, which greatly exacerbates…
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…Research to improve coverage of midterm elections The role of local election officials: We highlight five studies that examine the role elections officials and poll workers play in making voting…
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…people practicing medicine than do strategies more focused on reducing energy consumption in a broad sense. “Emissions from buildings, ventilation, and lighting are not healthcare workers’ area of expertise, but…
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