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Spending bill top of the agenda as Congress returns
Sep 9, 2019

Spending bill top of the agenda as Congress returns

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What are some potential obstacles that await Democrats as they prepare to implement the Inflation Reduction Act? Nicholas Kamim/AFP/Getty Images
Congress returns from summer recess to a slate of legislative business including hashing out a spending bill before the end of the month. Gig workers could be reclassified as employees, if a California bill passes. And a profile of one of the "GM Gypsies."

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Congress

Congress returns to face funding deadline

by Kimberly Adams
Sep 9, 2019
A busy agenda, including a looming deadline for a spending deal, awaits lawmakers returning from their summer recess.
The House of Representatives and Senate have about a dozen working days to hammer out 12 separate spending bills. Above, the U.S. Capitol.
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California gig worker law to be decided this week

by Meghan McCarty Carino
Sep 9, 2019
A bill that could force companies to reclassify workers as employees looks poised to win approval this week.
Uber and Lyft drivers protest at Los Angeles International Airport over what they say are unfair wages.
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Stay or move? Laid-off GM workers face a tough choice

by Tracey Samuelson
Aug 6, 2019
GM says it has jobs for nearly every one of the 2,800 laid-off workers, but they must decide whether they're willing to relocate.
Lincoln Fegley and his brother Joshua Fegley move furniture into Lincoln's new home in Troy, Mo. (Courtesy of the Fegley family)
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