Category: Business

Unemployment in Iowa dropped 644 new claims from the previous week, according to U.S. Department of Labor statistics released Thursday. For the week ending May 29, the state reported 2,736 new unemployment … Read More

Illinois is one step away from a law that would ban the sale of dogs and cats from breeders at retail pet stores. A bill, House Bill 1711, sponsored by state … Read More

The U.S. House will consider a wide-ranging bill aimed at accelerating American technological innovation in an effort to keep pace with China, but critics have raised concerns about how to … Read More

Businesses that were ordered to close during the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic do not have a claim for government compensation, the New Mexico Supreme Court ruled.   The unanimous … Read More

Taxpayers are coming to Arizona from other states by the tens of thousands and bringing billions of dollars in annual earnings with them.  The Internal Revenue Service released its annual migration statistics, … Read More

New claims for unemployment benefits in Maine dropped again last week, as the state tries to lure workers back to their jobs to fill vacancies with the tourist season approaching. … Read More

U.S. Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kan., is fighting to relax the nation’s trade embargo with Cuba in an effort to open another path to profit for farmers and ranchers in Kansas … Read More

Small businesses in Tennessee are having trouble hiring employees because of a nationwide labor shortage sparked by continued federal pandemic unemployment benefits. Some businesses have had to temporarily shut down. … Read More

California Gov. Gavin Newsom, a Democrat facing a recall election this year, claimed last week that the state created “nearly 40%” of all new jobs “in the nation” in April. That claim … Read More