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December 20, 2015

Businesses launch legal challenge to Seattle's $15 minimum wage

Many Seattle workers are about to see their income go way up, after the City Council unanimously passed a $15 minimum wage earlier this month. But faster than you can get a happy meal at McDonald's, the ordinance is facing a legal challenge.

December 20, 2015

Prairie chicken killing jobs in western Kansas

These days, when Kyle Randa scouts a new location for an oil well, his schedule is a little different.

December 20, 2015

Walmart in this tiny town beats Seattle’s minimum wage

A tiny town in the midst of North Dakota’s oil boom raised local wages without forcing the issue through city ordinances or state laws — looking at you, Seattle.

December 20, 2015

Obama coal regulations threatening jobs, driving up energy costs in Indiana

An Indiana coal mine is fuming over new anti-coal regulations declared by the Obama administration this week, WTHI-IN reports.

December 20, 2015

Auto workers union appeals defeat at VW plant in Tennessee

The United Auto Workers on Friday challenged last week's close vote by workers at a Volkswagen plant in Tennessee that rejected the UAW's bid to represent them.

December 20, 2015

Hiring weak in January as employers add 113,000 jobs

Hiring was surprisingly weak in January for the second straight month, likely renewing concern that the U.S. economy might be slowing after a strong finish last year.

December 20, 2015

Keystone review mutes environmental concerns, raises pressure on Obama

The long-delayed Keystone XL pipeline got a major boost on Friday as a key State Department review raised no major environmental concerns, muting pipeline foes' main argument and raising pressure on the Obama administration to make a final decision.

December 20, 2015

As Obama hammers ‘income inequality,’ gap grows under his presidency

A look back shows that income inequality has grown, not shrunk, under the current president.

December 20, 2015

'Not looking good': Coal workers see future dim amid regulation burden

Workers in coal country are increasingly worried about job security as coal comes under the crosshairs of the Obama administration.

December 20, 2015

MoveOn.org announces effort to slow fracking boom

Leading left-wing advocacy group MoveOn.org has announced a new effort to oppose innovations that are propelling the country towards a new abundance of domestically produced energy.