Voters in 3 States Approve Paid Sick Leave, 2 States to Increase Minimum Wage

Ballot measures in Alaska, Missouri, and Nebraska require employers to offer paid sick leave. Private employers will now be required to provide earned paid sick leave for eligible employees in three states after voters passed ballot measures in Alaska, Missouri, and Nebraska. In Alaska, Ballot Measure 1, dubbed the Minimum Wage Increase and Paid Sick

Biden, Trump to meet in Oval Office on Wednesday

Trump set to dismantle Biden climate policies Trump expected to limit and dismantle landmark Biden climate policies 04:07 President Biden and President-elect Trump will meet in the Oval Office on Wednesday, the White House announced on Saturday. The meeting will be held at 11 a.m. local time, according to the statement from Press Secretary Karine

Abortion rights support didn’t always translate into Harris support —poll analysis

Note: Exit poll percentages may have updated since this post. In the 2024 election, 10 states had abortion-related measures on the ballot — and Americans voted in favor of protecting abortion access in seven of them.  But support for these ballot measures outpaced support for Kamala Harris, who made abortion rights a hallmark of her

Abortion rights support didn’t always translate into Harris support —exit poll analysis

Note: Exit poll percentages may have updated since this post. In the 2024 election, 10 states had abortion-related measures on the ballot — and Americans voted in favor of protecting abortion access in seven of them.  But support for these ballot measures outpaced support for Kamala Harris, who made abortion rights a hallmark of her