Millions More Workers Would Get Overtime Pay Under New Biden PlanPosted August 31st, 2023 at 1:20pm by Isabel Soisson The proposed regulation would require employers to pay overtime to their salaried workers who are in executive, administrative, and professional roles, and make less than $1,059 a week, or $55,068 a year for full-time employees. (AP Photo/Michael Wyke, File) Full story →
These 10 High-Priced Drugs Are Set To Become Cheaper for SeniorsPosted August 29th, 2023 at 1:21pm by Isabel Soisson Starting in 2026, the prices for these drugs will decrease for up to nine million seniors, thanks to a provision in President Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act that allows Medicare to negotiate the prices for these drugs directly with the manufacturers. (Photo via Shutterstock) Full story →
What to Know About Donald Trump’s Four IndictmentsPosted August 17th, 2023 at 12:23pm by Isabel Soisson Former president Donald Trump has been indicted on 91 charges–so far–on both the state and federal level. These charges include conspiracy, obstruction, willful retention of national defense information, and more. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File) Full story →
One Year In, Here’s How the Inflation Reduction Act Has Helped IowaPosted August 16th, 2023 at 9:00am by Isabel Soisson The law ensured that 15,000 Iowans were able to keep their health insurance, reduced the cost of insulin for nearly 19,000 seniors, and incentivized several manufacturers to invest in the state and create more clean energy jobs. (Graphic by Francesca Daly) Full story →
Here’s What To Know About Trump’s Indictment in GeorgiaPosted August 15th, 2023 at 3:12pm by Isabel Soisson The former president—who swore an oath to protect and defend the US Constitution—has been indicted over his attempts to overturn the 2020 presidential election results in Georgia. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File) Full story →
How Biden Is Still Trying To Make Student Debt Relief HappenPosted July 21st, 2023 at 11:27am by Isabel Soisson The Biden administration has begun the process of creating a new plan for widespread loan cancellation and implementing the SAVE Plan, which will cut monthly payments to $0 for millions of borrowers. There will also be a 12-month “on-ramp” period to ease borrowers back into making payments. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File) Full story →
340,000 UPS Workers Could Strike on Aug. 1. Here’s WhyPosted July 19th, 2023 at 12:26pm by Isabel Soisson UPS teamsters and workers hold a rally in downtown Los Angeles, as a national strike deadline nears on Wednesday, July 19, 2023. A little more than a week after contract talks between United Parcel Service and the union representing 340,000 of its workers broke down, UPS said it will begin training nonunion employees in the U.S. to step in should there be a strike, which the union has vowed to do if no agreement is reached by the end of this month. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes) Full story →
Judge Rules Against Railroad After Iowa Worker Hit In HeadPosted July 18th, 2023 at 2:30pm by Amie Rivers An unidentified worker rides on the side ladder of a train as the train enters a Burlington Northern Santa Fe railyard near Fort Worth, Texas, Tuesday, July 26, 2005. (AP Photo/Donna McWilliam) Full story →
800,000 Borrowers to Get Student Debt Canceled, Biden Administration AnnouncesPosted July 14th, 2023 at 2:03pm by Isabel Soisson FILE – President Joe Biden pauses as he speaks in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, Friday, June 30, 2023, in Washington. Education Secretary Miguel Cardona listens at left. After a series of major blows to his agenda from the Supreme Court, Biden is intent on making sure it is voters — not the justices of the high court — who have the final say. “Republicans snatched away the hope that they were given,” Biden said hours after the high court overturned his plan to forgive a majority of the country’s federal student loans. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File) Full story →
Trump’s Campaign is Getting Weird–Is He Losing It?Posted July 13th, 2023 at 3:32pm by Keya Vakil Trump has never shied away from launching ugly and personal attacks on his political opponents, but several comments and actions in recent months suggest a growing truth: that the former president is getting even stranger and more reckless in his behavior. (AP Photo/John Locher) Full story →