Jacob Bogage
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14-year-olds could serve alcohol under a new Wisconsin bill
The proposal to allow teens to serve alcohol joins a raft of measures passed or under consideration in other states that loosen restrictions on minors’ work. → Read More
House lawmakers call for dramatic increases in child labor penalties
The federal fine for a child labor violation causing serious injury or death is currently limited to just over $15,000. A new bill would raise the maximum to $700,000. → Read More
Auto giant Stellantis offers buyouts to 33,500 workers
The company behind Chrysler, Jeep and Dodge says the job cuts are part of its transition to build more electric vehicles. → Read More
DeJoy says USPS will keep raising prices, follow abortion pill rulings
Postmaster General Louis DeJoy says his agency is behind schedule on breaking even and will keep raising prices. → Read More
The conservative campaign to rewrite child labor laws
The Foundation for Government Accountability, a Florida-based think tank and lobbying group, drafted state legislation to strip child workplace protections, emails show. → Read More
As DeSantis seeks Disney probe, Iger accuses him of ‘anti-business’ stance
Disney CEO Bob Iger accused Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) of retaliating against the company over its stance on LGBT issues. → Read More
Senate poised to confirm Biden IRS nominee as agency announces upgrades
The IRS said it can now scan information from tax returns rather than forcing employees to enter data by hand. → Read More
The IRS braces for the unthinkable: A normal tax season
The tax agency has spent nearly $1 billion in new funding to improve service, and tax pros say the investment is already paying off. → Read More
In a tight labor market, some states look to another type of worker: Children
Bills advancing in the Iowa and Minnesota state legislatures would roll back child workplace protections to address worker shortages. → Read More
IRS clears confusion over state stimulus payments in more than 20 states
The IRS won't collect federal taxes against state-issued inflation relief payments or tax refunds, a reprieve for tens of millions of taxpayers. → Read More
Do Republicans want to cut Social Security and Medicare? Here’s what to know.
President Biden in his State of the Union address called out some Republicans for wanting to cut crucial social safety net programs. → Read More
Don’t file your taxes yet, IRS says amid confusion over state benefits
Nearly two-dozen states provided inflation relief payments or state tax rebates in 2022, and the IRS is unsure which of them are federally taxable. → Read More
FDA creates food safety, nutrition program in wake of baby formula crisis
Commissioner Robert M. Califf will appoint a new deputy commissioner with broad powers, but some food safety advocates say the move is not enough. → Read More
U.S. begins ‘extraordinary’ steps to avoid debt ceiling
The Treasury Department says it is taking action to prevent a default that could do "irreparable harm" to the economy → Read More
Monkey deaths at Musk’s brain-implant firm stir calls for FDA bans
A medical ethics group asked the FDA to disqualify Neuralink from animal tests and submitting data from those procedures in applications for device approvals. → Read More
Trump did not target ex-FBI leaders with tax audits, investigators say
Former top FBI officials James Comey and Andrew McCabe were subject to intensive tax examinations in 2017 and 2019. → Read More
Biden’s zero-emission government fleet starts with USPS
The Postal Service is set to roll out 34,000 electric mail trucks in the coming years, and it’s transforming its operations to make them go. → Read More
Elon Musk’s Twitter layoffs, explained
As advertisers desert Twitter and former employees sue the company, here’s everything you need to know → Read More
Biden to replace IRS commissioner as Democrats seek to retool tax agency
Charles Rettig, a former Beverly Hills tax attorney, has had a rocky tenure since assuming the IRS role in 2018. → Read More
Kia recalls 71,000 SUVs over fire risk, tells owners to park outside
The automaker and its parent, Hyundai, have recalled nearly 1 million vehicles since 2020 over similar wiring defects. → Read More