About 250,000 workers in New Zealand will soon see a pay increase, as the country’s government on Wednesday announced a minimum wage increase. The country’s minimum wage will rise to 18.90 NZ (or $12.40 in U.S. dollars) from 17.70 NZ ($11.62) in April, according to The New Zealand Herald. The newspaper reported that Workplace Relations and Safety Minister […]
Read MoreHouse Democrats introduced sweeping climate legislation Tuesday that would halt fossil fuel production on public lands for at least a year as the nation prepares to drastically cut climate-warming pollution from its own land holdings. The bill from the House Natural Resources Committee requires the Department of the Interior to reach net-zero greenhouse gas emissions […]
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Read MoreWelcome to Tuesday’s Overnight Health Care. The year-end funding deal was a big, expensive gift to the health industry. But industry players don’t always rack up wins – just look at PhRMA and the trade deal. Also today, the Trump administration is making organ donation easier, and the FDA has approved new low-nicotine cigarettes. We’ll start […]
Read MoreThe House on Tuesday approved $1.4 trillion in spending in a pair of bills funding the federal government for the rest of the fiscal year. The House overwhelmingly passed the pair of bills, with the first passing on a 297-120 vote and the second passing 280-138. Both measures now head to the Senate. The Senate is expected to approve […]
Read MoreThe Trump administration is giving consumers more time to sign up for ObamaCare coverage after technical glitches plagued the healthcare.gov website in the final hours before the original deadline. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) on Monday announced it was extending the open enrollment deadline to Wednesday at 3 a.m. Eastern time. The extended […]
Read MoreClick:cnc routing machines Justice Ruth Bader GinsburgRuth Bader GinsburgGinsburg on Trump’s call for court to end impeachment: ‘The president is not a lawyer’ Will the Supreme Court protect the rule of law, or Donald Trump? Documentary on John Lewis set for release next year MORE on Monday responded to President TrumpDonald John TrumpWhite House counsel […]
Read MoreDoctors and advocates are hopeful that new funding for federal agencies to study gun violence will prove to be the first step in preventing mass shootings, suicides and other firearm deaths. For the first time in 23 years, a government spending bill will set aside funds — in this case, $25 million — for the […]
Read MoreThe Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC) on Tuesday came out against a bipartisan homeland security spending package, with a majority of its members voting against it over its immigration provisions. In a major year-end spending deal, Democrats and Republicans agreed to provide $1.375 billion toward a physical barrier along the southern border and to maintain funding […]
Read MoreThe negotiators at the United Nations climate talks decided to postpone the decision on international carbon markets at the end of the two-week negotiations, The Associated Press reported Sunday. The talks ended Sunday, two days later than planned, with a general call to combat climate change, as polluter countries did not want to increase efforts […]
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