Government
Construction Projects Facing Delays Under Threat of ICE
Under a broiling Alabama sky a frustrated Robby Robertson, a construction site superintendent, surveys an 84,000 square foot, mostly built recreation center close to the Gulf coast port city of ...
Labor Department Proposes Over 60 Rule Changes in Push to Deregulate Workplaces
The U.S. Department of Labor is aiming to rewrite or repeal more than 60 "obsolete" workplace regulations, ranging from minimum wage requirements for home health care workers and people with ...
Nursing Homes Struggle With Trump’s Immigration Crackdown
Nursing homes already struggling to recruit staff are now grappling with President Donald Trump's attack on one of their few reliable sources of workers: immigration. Facilities for older adults and ...
DOGE Now Targeting SEC Policy, Eyes SPAC Rules, Sources Say
President Donald Trump's Department of Government Efficiency initiative has pushed the U.S. markets watchdog to loosen Wall Street rules around blank-check companies and confidential reporting by ...
Trump Can’t End FEMA But It Needs Reform, Says Obama’s FEMA Head
President Donald Trump has repeatedly said he intends to whittle down or phase out the Federal Emergency Management Agency, and last week he gave a rough timeline for that: "after hurricane season." ...
‘Abolishing FEMA’ Memo Outlines Ways for Trump to Scrap Agency
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem directed the Federal Emergency Management Agency to prepare a memo on how to abolish itself and create a re-branded, radically smaller disaster response ...
Insurance Industry Rejects Proposed Moratorium on State AI Regulation
A proposed decade-long moratorium on state regulation of artificial intelligence has gained the attention of many, including those within the insurance industry. The 10-year prohibition of AI ...
Why FEMA Keeps Denying Disaster Preparedness Aid to States
The Trump administration is increasingly skipping a form of federal disaster aid that helps states better prepare for future storms, flooding and wildfires. The Federal Emergency Management Agency ...