The Senate Transportation and Energy Committee heard House Bill 12‑73, which would limit rideshare platforms to retaining no more than 20% of a fare (excluding tips and passthroughs). After testimony from Uber and Lyft and dozens of drivers and labor supporters, a motion to refer the bill to Appropriations failed 3–6 and the committee then voted to postpone the measure indefinitely.

How much labor goes into a slice of cheesecake? And how much is it really worth. We explore cheesecake as an example of the ever growing wealth gap.

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Big Pharma and private equity are taking over the booming in-home care industry while pushing back against needed reforms.

For decades, people on both sides of the aisle have argued over the merits of immigration visas like the H-1B, citing concerns over worker pay and the green card backlog.

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On Friday, Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo locked in a $6.6 billion deal with the Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company for it to invest $65 billion in three state-of-the-art fabrication plan...