Florida Republicans Seek To Gut Wildly Popular Minimum Wage Law
Sunshine State voters overwhelmingly voted to approve a new $15 minimum wage, but Republican lawmakers are now trying to carve out exceptions.
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Sports Gambling Is California’s New Gold Rush
Native American tribes, voters, and billion-dollar gambling giants face off over an untapped sports betting market.
The Lost History of Trump’s Tariff War
Trump’s costly trade policy is the culmination of a long-simmering backlash — but will tariffs hurt more than they help?
Health Care Giants Say It’s Too Costly To Protect Your Privacy
Amid hacks of patient data, the medical industry is trying to block a rule requiring cybersecurity upgrades.
Paging Dr. Land Baron
Nonprofit hospitals are building tax-exempt real estate empires — and working to crush politicians who stand in their way.
Florida Is Going Medieval On Labor Law
Republican lawmakers in the Sunshine State are advancing a suite of bills making it easier for employers to exploit society’s most vulnerable.
Elon Musk’s Master Plan For State Courts
A Wisconsin judicial election could become a huge payoff for Tesla and a disaster for the courts.
How Big Law Killed The Democrats
A group of elite lawyers is playing for all sides — and it’s costing the American people.
YOU LOVE TO SEE IT: Fighting The Oligarchs
Thousands fight the oligarchy, states give credit where credit’s due, a free-press challenge gets crushed, and state death penalties meet their fate.
This State Is For Sale
Delaware just passed a bill to prevent CEOs like Elon Musk from leaving their state. Lawyers and legislators sound the alarm about what this means for the rest of us.