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Federal holiday closings a tricky decision for small business owners

What does it take for a small business to stay open on a holiday meant to celebrate its workers? Here's what a coffee shop owner said.

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Midterm elections head into the home stretch as candidates hit Labor Day eventsPORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Troy Jackson was a longtime labor activist and logger before he unexpectedly became the Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate in Maine. On M

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Millions in federal dollars for short-term workforce training programs come to MaineMaine is rolling out Workforce Pell, a program that will allow students to use federal grant money for workforce training programs lasting 8 to 15 weeks.

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New Mexico governor hits back at Trump over 'New America' postsMichelle Lujan Grisham took to social media after Trump hinted that New Mexico could be next for a name change.

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Gov. Moore announces $18 minimum wage for direct BWI contract workersA minimum wage increase is coming for some of the lowest-paid workers at Baltimore Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport, and Gov. Wes Moore says m

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What we learned about why most of Ohio’s $10.2 billion in workers’ comp dividends came in one yearOhio has returned $10.2 billion in workers’ compensation dividends during Gov. Mike DeWine’s administration, but about $7.5 billion of it was distributed during three pandemic-era payments in 2020.

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Layoffs at ‘extremely low levels’ despite Americans’ gloom about the economyThe data presents a disconnect with how many Americans are feeling about the economy less than a month from the midterms.

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A Coeur d'Alene woman stole over $1M from a Spokane Valley manufacturer and used the funds to gambleA Coeur d'Alene woman who used her position at a Spokane Valley manufacturer to steal more than $1 million from her employer, then gambled away most of the money at a North Idaho casino, will spend 33 months in federal prison and must repay the money.

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Marxist Ex-President Gustavo Petro Goes to War with Conservative Successor, Threatening 'General Strike'Marxist former President of Colombia Gustavo Petro on Wednesday threatened the conservative Colombian government with a "general strike" if it does not comply with the left's demands of a minimum wage raise for 2027. The post Marxist Ex-President Gustavo Petro Goes to War with Conservative Successor, Threatening ‘General Strike’ appeared first on Breitbart .

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Trump honors Microsoft’s CEO after Vance drops an H-1B visa hammer on the companyPresident Donald Trump celebrated tech billionaires such as Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella at an event with arguably awkward timing

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Florida State at Louisville oddsThe Florida State Seminoles and Louisville Cardinals battle in an ACC tilt Friday at L&N Federal Credit Union Stadium in Louisville, Kentucky. Kickoff is 7 p.m.

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