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Poll: Californians Not Sold on Treating Uber, Lyft Drivers as Independent Contractors

Uber, Lyft and other app-based companies are in danger of coming up short with voters on a ballot measure that would allow them to again classify their workers as independent contractors, a new statewide poll shows.

September 23, 2020

Ohio Trucker Touts Trump’s Handling of Lordstown in RNC Video

CLEVELAND — Youngstown, Ohio, trucker Geno DiFabio received prime time billing at this week’s Republican National Convention, appearing in a video Aug. 25 with Vice President Mike Pence praising President Donald Trump’s handling of the Lordstown General Motors assembly plant closure.

August 26, 2020

Amazon to Establish Tech Hubs in Six Cities, Including Detroit

Online retail giant Amazon.com Inc. said Aug. 18 it will put a tech hub in Detroit and five other U.S. cities. The move is expected to create 3,500 jobs in total.

August 18, 2020

USPS Grapples With Financial Crisis as Mail Delays Continue

Earlier this month, local letter carriers were told to delay delivering mail in order to save money for the United States Postal Service, a direction that apparently came from top federal officials to mail carriers throughout the country.

July 29, 2020

United Airlines Eyes Mammoth Bay Area Job Cuts

United Airlines has issued a formal notice to state officials that the air carrier intends to chop more than 6,000 jobs at San Francisco International Airport.

July 20, 2020

Texas County Gives Thumbs Up to Tesla Factory Tax Break

The prospect of a Tesla Inc. factory in the Austin, Texas, area has moved a big step closer to reality, after Travis County commissioners on July 14 approved tax breaks the electric vehicle maker requested.

July 15, 2020

Michigan Creates Office to Navigate Emerging Tech in Transportation

Michigan is creating a centralized team to handle future technology issues, with the new Office of Future Mobility and Electrification.

July 13, 2020

Mexican President Lopez Obrador to Meet With Trump on USMCA

Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador will on July 8 hold talks with his U.S. counterpart Donald Trump during a working visit aimed at marking the launch of the new North American trade agreement, the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement.

July 8, 2020

Tesla Drops Lawsuit Against Alameda County

Electric carmaker Tesla dropped a federal lawsuit against Alameda County filed less than two weeks ago after resuming manufacturing at its Fremont plant against local orders.

May 21, 2020