For 26 years, a legislative bill labeled by the California Chamber of Commerce as a “job killer” very likely faced a death sentence. The chamber, the state’s most influential business organization, ...

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The battle to push SQ 832 increasing minimum wage to 15 dollars-an-hour continues. Supporters claim an increase would benefit public safety but opponents say it kills jobs. State Question 832 is an ...

Within the last week, critics have blamed artificial intelligence for $1 trillion in stock market losses and nearly 3,000 job losses. Supporters say it's the wave of the future and has already created ...

For as long as it’s been alive, Chicago’s employer head tax has been derided — in one colorful way or another — as a job killer. “It’s much more than a head tax… it’s a scalping tax,” said the late ...