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Protest, Washington D.C. Vlad Tchompalov @tchompalov
On January 22, the U.S. Supreme Court heard Espinoza v. Montana Department of Revenue, a case that could result in the massive expansion of public funding for private religious schools.
They are facing two counts of insurance fraud and one count of theft by swindle in a scheme they used to avoid paying for workers’ compensation insurance required to protect injured workers.
The legal fight over the $15 an hour minimum wage ordinance in Minneapolis appears settled for now, after it was upheld by the Minnesota Supreme Court.
Kentucky’s plan to bring broadband to remote parts of the state has sputtered and its future looks increasingly bleak. State leaders told rural residents it would create better business opportunities. But instead, they keep getting left behind.
This report to the Minnesota Legislature explains that any benefit gained by bringing youth under the age of 18 onto an active construction site is “overwhelmed by the unacceptable risk to youths’ health, safety and wellbeing.”
The courtroom was crowded in anticipation of the sentencing hearing for infamous convicted labor trafficker Ricardo Batres. The spectators reflected the amount of energy and focus the case has inspired, along with the various advocates, agencies, and institutions that have been involved in the investigation.
The DLI is hiring two bilingual ( Spanish, Hmong or Somali) senior labor investigators and another five senior labor investigators to work in St. Paul.
Based on a tip about prison industry layoffs, Workday is revisiting central themes in our prior reporting on the Minnesota Prison Industry.
During the first year of the Trump administration’s new tax law, 91 Fortune 500 companies didn’t pay a dime in federal income tax, according to a new study by the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy.
CTUL and Reclaim the Block respond to the Minneapolis city budget. The 2020 budget was passed Wednesday night.