Economy
NLRB rule puts Black-owned franchises at risk
The road to hell is truly paved with good intentions. A Nations Labor Relations Board rule which would classify large corporate franchisors as “co-owners” (with
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Proposal could unclog shortage of Louisiana plumbers
By Wesley Muller Contributing Writer (lailluminator.com) — Louisiana lawmakers advanced a proposal last Tuesday that would give full statewide licensure to plumbers currently restricted to
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By Ryan Whirty Contributing Writer Eight days after Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards signed a bill that at the end of July will terminate the state’s payment of ... Bill to streamline sales tax collections in Louisiana clears first hurdle
By Wesley Muller Contributing Writer (lailluminator.com) — The Louisiana House Ways and Means Committee advanced a bill Tuesday that would create a centralized state agency to streamline sales tax collections in the ... Now threatened, USPS was once a gateway to African-American prosperity
By Ryan Whirty Contributing Writer For more than a century and a half, the U.S. Postal Service has played a major role in Black American tradition and development, both as a means ... Black women are the most economically affected by COVID-19
By Fritz Esker Contributing Writer Two new surveys discovered that Black women have been disproportionately hurt by the economic effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. HBCU grads are overcharged by student loan lenders
(Defender News Service) — A report by the Student Borrower Protection Center states that graduates of HBCUs and Hispanic-serving institutions are paying more to loan lenders than graduates from predominately ... Waste not, want not
Louisiana state and local governments wasted or missed out on a combined $642 million in 2019, according to the state legislative auditor’s year-end report released the week of Feb. 17. ... Black spending power demands corporations to show more love and support for Black culture
(Special to the Trice Edney News Wire from Nielsen) — African Americans want more for themselves and from corporate America, and they express it with their dollars as they move ... Will proposed CRA rule help or hurt Black America?
By Charlene Crowell Contributing Columnist Amid the tinsel and garland celebrating the holiday season, two important federal financial regulators are planning how the future financial needs of low-and-moderate income (LMI) communities – ...
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