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Apr 13 2024
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L.L.Bean to lay off customer service workers, reduce call line hours
L.L.Bean is laying off customer service representatives and reducing its call center hours in response to more shoppers placing orders online. The Freeport-based outdoor retailer announced the “reduction in staff” internally Thursday. Company officials would not say how many workers were being let go or how many were based in Maine. “It will be some time before we feel confident in providing
Portland Press HeraldApr 29 2024
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Biden Vows Border Security Legislation, Insiders Doubt It
President Joe Biden claims there will be another run at passage of border security legislation — but that is just "rhetorical posturing," skeptical officials claim. Talks about resuscitating a bipartisan border compromise senators struck in February have been nonexistent, Politico reported Monday — and some claim it is unlikely anything will be done on border security between now and November
Newsmax (News)Apr 26 2024
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PG&E CEO goes one-on-one with NBC Bay Area's Raj Mathai as power bills soar for customers
PG&E’s electric rates are among the highest in the country after the utility giant’s latest round of hikes earlier this year. Power bills have just about doubled since 2019 for the company’s ratepayers, with average monthly bills hitting nearly $200. That’s without factoring in the cost of natural gas. In an interview with NBC Bay Area’s Raj Mathai, PG&E CEO Patricia Poppe acknowledged
NBC Bay AreaApr 21 2024
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Newsom announces emergency legislation to protect Arizona abortion providers
Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) announced on Sunday that lawmakers in California are working on emergency legislation to help abortion providers in neighboring Arizona as a restrictive abortion law is set to be reimplemented in the Grand Canyon State. Newsom said on MSNBC’s Inside with Jen Psaki that he, along with the California Legislative Women’s Caucus and others, will be introducing legislation
Washington ExaminerApr 11 2024
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Hendrickson: Iowa taxpayers deserve constitutional protection
“It’s funny that government can never afford to cut taxes or spending, but taxpayers are never asked whether they can afford higher taxes,” stated columnist Cal Thomas. The voice of the taxpayer is often drowned out by special interests that demand greater spending. State Senator Dan Dawson, R-Council Bluffs, and State Rep. Bobby Kaufmann, R-Wilton, who chair the Ways & Means Committees of
The Iowa TorchMar 26 2024
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McDonald's Workers Land Pay Rise—But Customers Warned
Fast food workers in California will benefit from a minimum wage rise that is due to come into effect in a week's time—but franchises have warned that its implementation could force them to increase their menu prices.
On April 1, fast-food restaurants will be required to pay employees at least $20 an hour, up from $16 as of January and $15.50 in 2023. The new law, signed by Democratic
NewsweekApr 29 2024
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With Abortion and the Border, Arizona Becomes a 2024 Political Hothouse
To see the battle lines over Arizona’s political future, head to a patch of dirt along the Carefree Highway on the edge of Phoenix, where the state’s big ambitions and bitter grievances are separated by a wire fence. On one side, a silvery new microchip factory is sprouting from the desert, part of a $50 billion technology investment by the Biden administration expected to create tens of
New York Times (News)May 03 2024
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Kim Reynolds signs law giving Iowa cyclists, wheelchair users more crosswalk protection
Iowa cyclists and wheelchair users will now have greater protection when using crosswalks under a law signed Friday by Gov. Kim Reynolds. The law, House File 2568, requires drivers to yield the right-of-way to cyclists, people using wheelchairs and other crosswalk users who aren't on foot. The law expands the definition of pedestrian to include those using a conveyance such as a wheelchair,
Des Moines RegisterApr 01 2024
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Some Bay Area Grocery Stores Still Overcharging Customers: Report
NOVATO, CA — Some major Bay Area retailers continue to overcharge customers despite paying millions in fines and penalties for earlier offenses, according to a new report. As SFGate reports, inspections conducted at multiple Target and Safeway locations in Marin County found shoppers overpaying for food, drinks and personal products. The latest issues came to light during a pricing accuracy
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