After a Capital & Main and ProPublica investigation found that landlords were turning low-cost housing into tourist hotels, the city ordered some building owners to comply with the law.
Low-income working families and people of color continue to be hit hardest.
A new type of disaster reporting is needed to keep up.
The Treasurer’s Office paid $73.2 million to banks that sell state climate bonds while still funding fossil fuels.
Assemblymember Tina McKinnor refused to take up the bill in a committee, for the second year in a row, as divestment movement grows.
Housing costs have soared in the Texas city in recent years, while the state cuts back on funding.
The city could guarantee payment to lawyers who win cases for renters, as alleged abuses continue despite 2021 anti-harassment law.
Outdated 1935 federal labor act makes violations hard to prove, penalties easy to pay.
Following fast-food industry blocking of reforms, lawmakers bring back a wage commission. Such bodies have expanded rights for low-wage workers in other states.
With employers stalling, unions seek to build public pressure by spotlighting CEO pay and corporate excess.