General Motors said it idled its Fairfax Assembly Plant in Kansas City, Kansas, around 1 p.m. Wednesday and that most of the 2,000 workers across two shifts there will be laid off indefinitely. The layoff is a result of the UAW’s strike at GM’s Wentzville Assembly Plant in Missouri. GM builds its midsize pickups and … Continued
DETROIT (AP) — About 13,000 U.S. auto workers stopped making vehicles and went on strike Friday after their leaders couldn’t bridge a giant gap between union demands in contract talks and what Detroit’s three automakers are willing to pay. Members of the United Auto Workers union began picketing at a General Motors assembly plant in Wentzville, … Continued
A Florida man has been charged with orchestrating a $35 million Ponzi scheme that targeted elderly church members in what the United States Securities and Exchange Commission is classifying as an example of affinity fraud. A statement from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, released Thursday, announced the charging of Brent Seaman, a resident of Naples, Florida, … Continued
A California hardware store lost $700,000 from shoplifting in 2022 as thefts continue to burden the area, according to The Mercury News. Dale Hardware, located in Fremont, California, is losing $1,800 a day to shoplifting due to both individual and organized theft, according to The Mercury News. The increase in thefts follows relaxed attitudes from local prosecutors … Continued
GREAT FALLS, Mont.—A gun shop in Great Falls, Montana, is back up and running after 20 heavily armed IRS agents raided and searched the business on June 14, seizing thousands of documents containing private customer information. Highwood Creek Outfitters owner Tom Van Hoose said agents of the Internal Revenue Service Criminal Investigation Division (IRS-CI) showed … Continued
FIRST ON FOX: Oklahoma is taking action Wednesday to ban 13 major financial institutions from doing business with the state after a review determined the banks engaged in energy boycotts. Oklahoma State Treasurer Todd Russ is planning to announce the sweeping measure Wednesday morning which represents one of the most aggressive actions any state has taken against banks pursuing … Continued
A Southern California police department will transition to an all-electric vehicle police fleet with the purchase of Tesla vehicles. The South Pasadena Police Department said it will acquire 20 Teslas for patrols, detective work and other duties. The plan includes the purchase of 10 Tesla Model Y vehicles, 10 Model 3 cars and 30 charging ports. The ports will … Continued
The Walt Disney Co. sued Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis in federal court Wednesday, asking it to overturn state efforts to control Disney World and intensifying a battle between a global entertainment giant and a likely White House contender. In its lawsuit, Disney accused DeSantis and his administration of illegally using the state government to … Continued
Utah ranked as the best state for businesses for the 16th straight year in an annual conservative economic forecast this week, with New York ranking dead last. The American Legislative Exchange Council, a network of conservative private investors and state legislators, found in the 16th annual Rich States, Poor States report that Utah again topped a range of … Continued
Walmart’s decision to shutter four Chicago stores has drawn ire of elected officials representing the Windy City. In a rare press release on April 11 announcing store closures, Walmart said bluntly that these stores “have not been profitable since we opened the first one nearly 17 years ago.” “These stores lose tens of millions of dollars a … Continued
You might call it the “battle of BlackRock.” The conflict, which pits Republican officials in states across the country against the world’s largest asset manager, has only intensified in recent months. Just days ago, Florida became the latest state to pull money from BlackRock—in its case, $2 billion in state-controlled assets. The state’s chief financial officer, … Continued
Republicans’ majority in the House grew Wednesday after news outlets declared another congressional race in California for a GOP candidate. Republican Kevin Kiley defeated Democratic opponent, Kermit Jones, in a somewhat close race in California’s 3rd Congressional District, according to The Associated Press and other outlets. With about 80 percent of votes tallied, Kiley leads Jones by 16,000 … Continued
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