3.31.22 – Texas CEO Magazine In the midst of the pandemic (Q1 2020 to Q2 2021) when many people were hunkered down, Texas experienced significant in-migration with more than 173,000 new residents compared to 109,000 the previous five quarters pre-pandemic....
3.31.22 – LAWTON, Okla. (KSWO) Almost every industry in the country is facing a worker shortage. Business experts have called this shortage “The Great Resignation” after millions of Americans have left their jobs; however, Oklahoma’s unemployment is pre-pandemic...
4.3.22 – WJTV -JACKSON, Miss. Mississippi legislators are returning to the Capitol with hopes of finishing their 2022 session. They still need to finish passing a state budget for the year that begins July 1. The state-funded portion of the budget will be more than...
4.3.22 – Baltimore Sun As Maryland lawmakers steam into the final days of the General Assembly’s annual legislative session this coming week, much work remains to be done — hashing out deals, lining up votes and killing bad ideas. As Maryland lawmakers steam...
3.21.22 – The Advocate Hair braiders, florists: Louisiana licenses a long list of jobs. Advocates want to change that. Ashley N’Dakpri learned how to braid hair as a kid, growing up around her aunt’s New Orleans braiding business, Afro Touch. So she was...
The Louisiana House voted 67-26 to pause its business until Monday on Tuesday night, March 29, 2022.Staff photo by Mark Ballard 3.29.22 – The Advocate Republican majorities in both chambers of the Louisiana Legislature voted Tuesday night to adjourn the annual...
