Money & Jobs
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Biden Plans to Increase Immigration Again. This Could Be the Economic Boost the US Needs.
The Trump administration has slashed immigration. Bipartisan experts—and Biden—say boosting immigration will stimulate the economy at a time when the United States needs it most.
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Middle-Class Americans Should Be Earning More, According to Biden. He Says His Tax Plan Will Help.
According to one study, the American middle class should be earning $42,000 more per worker. That’s a stark contrast to how tax breaks have helped the wealthiest Americans get even richer under Trump.
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Cabinet Secretary Resigns Over Ongoing Unemployment Backlog
Caleb Frostman resigns Friday at governor’s request.
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Pandemic Reminds Us How Important Workers Are on Labor Day
Pandemic shows us the value of essential workers, but it also prevents the gatherings that would show appreciation.
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How Biden Plans to Help Parents Find Affordable Child Care That Fits Their Needs
By the time her son was born in 2017, “$1,000 a month only got my son half day care” at a good childcare provider, one mom said.
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Concerns Over State’s Economic Fallout Grow as $600 Unemployment Boost Set to Expire
President Trump’s administration wants to cap payments at 70 percent of a worker’s pre-pandemic earnings.
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Thousands of Workers Are Going on Strike for Black Lives Today. Here Are Their Demands.
Tens of thousands of frontline workers across the country are going on strike Monday to protest systemic racism and police brutality and to demand that corporations and the government take action to address white supremacy, end economic exploitation of Black workers, and allow all workers to unionize.
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State Democrats Seek Republican Support for Package of Unemployment Benefit Bills
Proposal comes as unemployment for June drops to 8.5 percent and backlog hovers around 141,000 unemployment claims.
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Biden Will Unveil a $700 Billion Economic Plan Today. Here’s How to Watch.
“The vice president believes it’s not the time to just build it back the way things were before … it’s time to imagine and build a new American economy for the next generation.”
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Billionaires, Trump Officials Receive PPP Loans While Many Small Businesses Are Left Out
PPP beneficiaries included billionaires, Trump administration officials, members of Congress, political donors, and wealthy financial institutions.
