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Federal budget 2023: winners and losers summary

Some renters and welfare recipients will benefit, while middle-income renters, smokers and scammers will be worse off

The Guardian - AU · May 9, 2023

Commonwealth rent assistance has no effect on Australia’s housing affordability, Anglicare says

Report finds that not only is CRA inadequate in alleviating rental stress, but that the way it’s calculated neglects those most in need

The Guardian - AU · May 8, 2023

Canada’s tax authority reaches deal with 35,000 striking workers

Tentative Canada Revenue Agency deal ends two-week strike, one of the largest labour actions in the country’s history.

Al Jazeera · May 4, 2023

‘It’s crazy’: Billionaire owner wants to move Jennings Bryan’s historic Miami villa

Billionaire Miami newcomer Ken Griffin, who has received an effusive welcome from local politicians as he moves his Citadel financial empire to the Magic City from Chicago, wants them to do something for him: Take one of the city’s most significant historic homes off his hands.

Miami Herald · Dec 19, 2022

Disinformation is an epidemic. We’re the vaccine.

Disinformation is the common denominator to many of the problems facing our democratic society. Disinformation is the wicked sister of misinformation: the latter happens when someone spreads false information, perhaps unwittingly; the former is a deliberate attempt to deceive by propagating misleading or fabricated facts. We’ve all encountered both in…

The Conversation · Dec 6, 2022

The Collapse Of Craft Cannabis Farms In Canada: Coalition Calls For Government Intervention

The Cannabis Council of Canada, the Canadian Chamber of Commerce and StandForCraft.com, a coalition of 45 cannabis cultivators and processors self-identifying as small to medium enterprises endorsed a

Benzinga · Oct 28, 2022

'Unannounced Inspections Are Coming' Say Michigan Cannabis Regulators In Move To End Illegal Activity

Michigan’s Cannabis Regulatory Agency has a new plan to crack down on illegal cannabis products that are somehow entering the legal program, and causing oversupply and price drop issues.

Benzinga · Oct 26, 2022

Longtime Detroit Residents Have Advantage In Cannabis Licensing Process, Michiganders Beware Of Marijuana Scams

Legal obstacles facing the rigorous Legacy Detroiter preference program for long-term residents seeking entry into the cannabis industry is picking up steam, a month after a judge dropped two lawsuits challenging the license application process, reported the Detroit Free Press.

Benzinga · Oct 6, 2022

Political divide snags the digital update to anti-redlining law

Federal bank regulators' efforts to modernize the 45-year-old law known as the Community Reinvestment Act to reflect the rise of digital banking are raising accusations of partisanship, a claim that those digging into the details say is likely unfounded.

Tribune News Service · Sep 22, 2022

California Legislature passes bill to protect fast-food workers

A California bill that aims to improve and standardize working conditions for fast-food workers will head to the desk of Gov. Gavin Newsom after winning passage in the state Senate and Assembly on Monday over objections from business interests, which say it unfairly targets the fast-food industry and will drive…

Los Angeles Times · Sep 20, 2022