MORGANTOWN — The House Workforce Development Committee on Wednesday put the brakes on a bill aimed at protecting home-based businesses, but moved one along intended to encourage people to work. HB 5426 is called the Protect Home-Based Work Act. It provides a list of things a local ...
A bad idea by any other name is still a bad idea. Last week, the Dallas City Council floated a plan to give roughly $250 a month for a year to 325 low-income families — a $1 million taxpayer-funded statement in support of the city’s commitment to promote racial equity and reduce ...
by Lorraine T. Dean and Sevly Snguon When Mayor Brandon Scott announced an unprecedented direct investment into Baltimore residents, a guaranteed income pilot program that will give 200 randomly selected young adult parents in the city $1,000 a month for 24 months, with no strings ...
by Sukhi Samra At 53 years old, my mom began studying for the GED. She had enrolled in GED courses twice before but dropped out because there just weren’t enough hours in the day to juggle school, work, three daughters and a disabled husband. This time, however, was going to be ...