Trump Administration Quietly Lifted Ban on Dominican Sugar Company Over Forced Labor
Labor groups said working conditions had not changed enough to warrant the removal. The company is partly owned by donors to President Trump.
For Democratic governors, recruiting laid-off federal workers offers a solution to multiple problems
I believe each of the governors realized that this unfortunate incident presented an opportunity,” a New York state official ...
Federal layoffs: How many in NY lost jobs due to federal cuts? Will courts restore them?
Hundreds of New Yorkers have lost their federal jobs in the Trump administration's mass layoffs. Federal judges ordered the ...
Egg Prices Have Dropped, Though You May Not Have Noticed
Wholesale egg prices are about half what they were last month. Fewer bird flu outbreaks and weakened consumer demand are ...
Intimidation, Fear and Silence in the Age of Trump
Readers lament the self-censorship of public figures who fear retribution from the administration. Also: Remembering Selma; ...
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Unemployment claims in New York declined last week
U.S. unemployment claims dropped to 220,000 last week, down 2,000 claims from 222,000 the week prior on a seasonally adjusted ...
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Trump calls for the impeachment of a judge, as lawsuits pile up
To date, 127 legal cases have been filed against the Trump administration's actions since President Trump took office. The ...
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Shutdown Looms as Democrats Say They Won’t Back Spending Bill
Read more › New York migrant ... such cases hurt the United States’ competitive edge. Administration officials have also ordered the shutdown of a Justice Department initiative to seize ...
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An E-Bike Registry Won’t Fix New York’s Streets, Delivery Workers Say
A City Council bill would require e-bike registration, but delivery workers say it shifts blame away from the app companies ...
Here’s Where Trump’s Government Layoffs Are Targeted—As Judge Orders Reinstatement Of Thousands Of Fired Workers
The Department of Education began the process Tuesday of reducing staff by thousands of employees—the latest round of ...
Fact-Checking Trump’s Speech at the Justice Department
The president revived a number of falsehoods he had used on the campaign trail last year, including his lie that the 2020 ...
Georgia governor names labor commissioner and vaults first Hispanic woman into statewide office
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp  is naming Bárbara Rivera Holmes as the state’s next labor commissioner. Rivera Holmes replaces Bruce Thompson, a Republican former state senator. Thompson died in November ...