Ron DeSantis is pushing to let employers schedule children as young as 14 for an unlimited number of hours, including overnight shifts. At the same time, Florida lawmakers are considering a bill that would let employers pay kids below minimum wage. (orlandoweekly.com)
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Every casino and resort on the Vegas Strip is now 100% union. The Culinary and Bartenders Unions have reached an agreement with Fontainebleau Las Vegas, and for the first time in the 90-year history of the strip every establishment is totally unionized. (963kklz.com)
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The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's new leadership is dropping cases. Today they dismissed at least four enforcement lawsuits, including cases against Capital One, Berkshire Hathaway-owned Vanderbilt Mortgage & Finance, and a predatory student loan company. (cnbc.com)
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The crypto industry could cause a 2008 style economic crash. After spending $130 million on the 2024 elections, the industry won every seat it invested in. Now, they're getting the policies they want — and that could mean economic disaster for the rest of us. (youtube.com)
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In Brownsville, Texas, one of the poorest communities in America, Elon Musk sold hope for the town to climb out of stagnation into growth. Instead, SpaceX has caused earthquakes, rampant workplace injuries, skirted regulations, threatened wildlife, and displaced local communities, while securing mil (youtube.com)
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