<p>Nike Says Its Factory Workers Earn Nearly Double the Minimum Wage. At This Cambodian Factory, 1% Made That Much.<br>—</p><p>Nike has made an expansive effort to convince consumers, investors and others that it is improving the lives of factory workers who make its products, not exploiting them. A rare view of wages at one Cambodian factory tests this claim.<br><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/nike-wages-clothing-factory-cambodia?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/nike-wages-clothing-factory-cambodia?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/nik</span><span class="invisible">e-wages-clothing-factory-cambodia?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/nike/" rel="tag">#Nike</a> <a href="/tags/cambodia/" rel="tag">#Cambodia</a> <a href="/tags/labor/" rel="tag">#Labor</a> <a href="/tags/work/" rel="tag">#Work</a> <a href="/tags/abuse/" rel="tag">#Abuse</a> <a href="/tags/exploitation/" rel="tag">#Exploitation</a> <a href="/tags/business/" rel="tag">#Business</a></p>
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<p>Former employees of a Nike clothing factory in Cambodia said they sometimes saw two or three people taken to an onsite clinic in a day. One described how he carried workers who were too weak to walk.<br><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/nike-factory-cambodia-fainting?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/nike-factory-cambodia-fainting?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/nik</span><span class="invisible">e-factory-cambodia-fainting?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/nike/" rel="tag">#Nike</a> <a href="/tags/cambodia/" rel="tag">#Cambodia</a> <a href="/tags/factory/" rel="tag">#Factory</a> <a href="/tags/labor/" rel="tag">#Labor</a> <a href="/tags/work/" rel="tag">#Work</a> <a href="/tags/business/" rel="tag">#Business</a></p>
<p>A DOGE Aide Involved in Dismantling Consumer Bureau Owns Stock in Companies That Could Benefit From the Cuts<br>—</p><p>Gavin Kliger helped oversee mass firings at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau while holding stock in companies that experts say likely stand to benefit from dismantling that agency — a potential violation of federal ethics laws.</p><p><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/doge-consumer-financial-protection-bureau-gavin-kliger-stock?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/doge-consumer-financial-protection-bureau-gavin-kliger-stock?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/dog</span><span class="invisible">e-consumer-financial-protection-bureau-gavin-kliger-stock?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/doge/" rel="tag">#DOGE</a> <a href="/tags/cfpb/" rel="tag">#CFPB</a> <a href="/tags/consumer/" rel="tag">#Consumer</a> <a href="/tags/business/" rel="tag">#Business</a> <a href="/tags/ethics/" rel="tag">#Ethics</a> <a href="/tags/law/" rel="tag">#Law</a></p>
<p>A close look at Nike’s massive supply chain offers a case study in the possible ripple effects of the escalating global trade war and shows how vulnerable factory workers could get squeezed.<br><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/nike-trump-tariffs-impact-workers-prices?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/nike-trump-tariffs-impact-workers-prices?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/nik</span><span class="invisible">e-trump-tariffs-impact-workers-prices?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/tariffs/" rel="tag">#Tariffs</a> <a href="/tags/nike/" rel="tag">#Nike</a> <a href="/tags/labor/" rel="tag">#Labor</a> <a href="/tags/workers/" rel="tag">#Workers</a> <a href="/tags/trade/" rel="tag">#Trade</a> <a href="/tags/business/" rel="tag">#Business</a></p>
<p>Texas Lawmakers Are Again Pushing to Spend Millions on Kits to Find Missing Kids. Experts Say They Don’t Work.<br>—</p><p>Texas legislators slipped millions for child ID kits into a 1,000-page budget proposal. The move comes two years after they quietly cut funding for such kits following a ProPublica and Texas Tribune report that showed there’s no evidence they work.<br><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/texas-lawmakers-child-id-kits-funding?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/texas-lawmakers-child-id-kits-funding?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/tex</span><span class="invisible">as-lawmakers-child-id-kits-funding?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/texas/" rel="tag">#Texas</a> <a href="/tags/children/" rel="tag">#Children</a> <a href="/tags/safety/" rel="tag">#Safety</a> <a href="/tags/government/" rel="tag">#Government</a> <a href="/tags/policy/" rel="tag">#Policy</a> <a href="/tags/budget/" rel="tag">#Budget</a> <a href="/tags/business/" rel="tag">#Business</a></p>
<p>House Committee Leader to Investigate Agency for Preferential Treatment of Politically Connected Startup<br>—</p><p>The probe comes in the wake of a ProPublica investigation that revealed the General Services Administration was eyeing a tech firm with strong ties to the Trump administration to remake a massive, $700 billion federal credit card program.<br><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/investigation-ramp-gsa-smartpay-trump-peter-thiel-gerald-connolly?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/investigation-ramp-gsa-smartpay-trump-peter-thiel-gerald-connolly?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/inv</span><span class="invisible">estigation-ramp-gsa-smartpay-trump-peter-thiel-gerald-connolly?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a> <a href="/tags/business/" rel="tag">#Business</a> <a href="/tags/fintech/" rel="tag">#Fintech</a> <a href="/tags/tech/" rel="tag">#Tech</a> <a href="/tags/technology/" rel="tag">#Technology</a> <a href="/tags/government/" rel="tag">#Government</a></p>
<p>Drug companies in the U.S. face few restraints on what to charge for their products. A bipartisan bill would penalize those companies that sell their drugs at higher prices than the average of the prices in other wealthy nations.<br><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/why-americans-pay-more-for-prescription-drugs?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/why-americans-pay-more-for-prescription-drugs?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/why</span><span class="invisible">-americans-pay-more-for-prescription-drugs?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/drugs/" rel="tag">#Drugs</a> <a href="/tags/pharma/" rel="tag">#Pharma</a> <a href="/tags/health/" rel="tag">#Health</a> <a href="/tags/healthcare/" rel="tag">#Healthcare</a> <a href="/tags/cancer/" rel="tag">#Cancer</a> <a href="/tags/business/" rel="tag">#Business</a> <a href="/tags/congress/" rel="tag">#Congress</a></p>
<p>This Lender Said Its Loans Would Help Tennesseans. It Has Sued More Than 110,000 of Them.<br>—</p><p>The Flex Loan, a type of payday loan pioneered by Advance Financial, has burdened low-income borrowers while generating huge profits for lenders. Tennessee lawmakers declined to rein in the lending business, even as other states did.<br><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/flex-loans-tennessee-advance-financial?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/flex-loans-tennessee-advance-financial?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/fle</span><span class="invisible">x-loans-tennessee-advance-financial?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/tennessee/" rel="tag">#Tennessee</a> <a href="/tags/loans/" rel="tag">#Loans</a> <a href="/tags/finance/" rel="tag">#Finance</a> <a href="/tags/law/" rel="tag">#Law</a> <a href="/tags/business/" rel="tag">#Business</a></p>
<p>A DOGE aide was told by ethics attorneys that he held stock in companies that Consumer Financial Protection Bureau employees are barred from owning — and was advised not to participate in any actions that could benefit him personally.</p><p>Days later, he helped fire 90% of CFPB staff anyway, including the ethics lawyers who warned him.</p><p><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/cfpb-gavin-kliger-doge-conflict-of-interest-consumer-financial-protection-bureau?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/cfpb-gavin-kliger-doge-conflict-of-interest-consumer-financial-protection-bureau?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/cfp</span><span class="invisible">b-gavin-kliger-doge-conflict-of-interest-consumer-financial-protection-bureau?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/doge/" rel="tag">#DOGE</a> <a href="/tags/stocks/" rel="tag">#Stocks</a> <a href="/tags/business/" rel="tag">#Business</a> <a href="/tags/ethics/" rel="tag">#Ethics</a> <a href="/tags/law/" rel="tag">#Law</a> <a href="/tags/government/" rel="tag">#Government</a></p>
<p>“Incalculable” Damage: How a “We Buy Ugly Houses” Franchise Left a Trail of Financial Wreckage Across Texas<br>—</p><p>Charles Carrier is accused of orchestrating a yearslong Ponzi scheme, bilking tens of millions of dollars from both wealthy investors and older people with modest incomes. Despite signs of trouble, HomeVestors didn’t intervene.<br><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/homevestors-fraud-charles-carrier-texas?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/homevestors-fraud-charles-carrier-texas?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/hom</span><span class="invisible">evestors-fraud-charles-carrier-texas?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/texas/" rel="tag">#Texas</a> <a href="/tags/housing/" rel="tag">#Housing</a> <a href="/tags/fraud/" rel="tag">#Fraud</a> <a href="/tags/realestate/" rel="tag">#RealEstate</a> <a href="/tags/investing/" rel="tag">#Investing</a> <a href="/tags/business/" rel="tag">#Business</a> <a href="/tags/house/" rel="tag">#House</a></p>
<p>Imagine having a bicycle with a closed chain guard. One day the chain falls off & you realize it's assembled with tamper-proof screws. </p><p>Now imagine the manufacturer wanting to make unscrewing that screw a felony carrying a 5-year prison sentence & a $500K fine.</p><p>They'd be booed out of business, if not institutionalized.</p><p>None the less, that's EXACTLY how DMCA 1201 works. </p><p>Despite <span class="h-card"><a href="https://mamot.fr/@pluralistic" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>pluralistic</span></a></span> & others' efforts I feel this isn't clear to the general public. </p><p><a href="/tags/tech/" rel="tag">#tech</a> <a href="/tags/business/" rel="tag">#business</a> <a href="/tags/enshittification/" rel="tag">#enshittification</a></p>
<p>Two days before Trump announced dramatic plans for “reciprocal” tariffs on foreign imports, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy sold stock in almost three dozen companies, according to records reviewed by ProPublica.</p><p><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/sean-duffy-stock-sales-trump-tariffs?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/sean-duffy-stock-sales-trump-tariffs?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/sea</span><span class="invisible">n-duffy-stock-sales-trump-tariffs?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/tariffs/" rel="tag">#Tariffs</a> <a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a> <a href="/tags/seanduffy/" rel="tag">#SeanDuffy</a> <a href="/tags/stocks/" rel="tag">#Stocks</a> <a href="/tags/trade/" rel="tag">#Trade</a> <a href="/tags/economy/" rel="tag">#Economy</a> <a href="/tags/business/" rel="tag">#Business</a> <a href="/tags/uspolitics/" rel="tag">#USPolitics</a></p>
<p>Although Tom Ragsdale’s <a href="/tags/oil/" rel="tag">#oil</a> companies owe New Mexico more than $3.5 million for <a href="/tags/pollution/" rel="tag">#pollution</a> and unpaid fees, the state has recovered only about $50,000.</p><p>Drillers across the industry have employed similar tactics in what is known as “the playbook.”</p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/environment/" rel="tag">#Environment</a> <a href="/tags/energy/" rel="tag">#Energy</a> <a href="/tags/business/" rel="tag">#Business</a> <a href="/tags/regulation/" rel="tag">#Regulation</a> <a href="/tags/law/" rel="tag">#Law</a> <a href="/tags/illustration/" rel="tag">#Illustration</a></p><p><a href="https://propub.li/40oiShP" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>propub.li/40oiShP</a></p>
<p>ProPublica and Documented identified 25 employers that, despite histories of wage theft, have received contracts worth more than a collective $500 million from city and state agencies since 2018.</p><p>(Published July 2024)<br><a href="https://propub.li/40ep0sJ" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>propub.li/40ep0sJ</a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/wagetheft/" rel="tag">#WageTheft</a> <a href="/tags/government/" rel="tag">#Government</a> <a href="/tags/business/" rel="tag">#Business</a> <a href="/tags/journalism/" rel="tag">#Journalism</a></p>
<p>Exeter, one of the largest auto lenders in the U.S. and a CarMax partner, specializes in high-interest subprime loans.</p><p>“We’re here to help,” reads its website. In reality, Exeter’s practices often do the opposite.</p><p>(Published Sept. 2024)<br><a href="https://propub.li/4h0hZBd" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>propub.li/4h0hZBd</a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/cars/" rel="tag">#Cars</a> <a href="/tags/loan/" rel="tag">#Loan</a> <a href="/tags/finance/" rel="tag">#Finance</a> <a href="/tags/business/" rel="tag">#Business</a></p>
<p>Nike Repeatedly Raised Concerns About Repression in Cambodia. It Expanded Its Factory Workforce There Anyway.<br>—</p><p>Nike’s continued growth in Cambodia underscores the level of political and labor repression the company has been willing to tolerate in countries that provide inexpensive labor.<br><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/nike-employment-cambodia-labor-rights?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/nike-employment-cambodia-labor-rights?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/nik</span><span class="invisible">e-employment-cambodia-labor-rights?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/nike/" rel="tag">#Nike</a> <a href="/tags/cambodia/" rel="tag">#Cambodia</a> <a href="/tags/labor/" rel="tag">#Labor</a> <a href="/tags/factory/" rel="tag">#Factory</a> <a href="/tags/business/" rel="tag">#Business</a> <a href="/tags/laborrights/" rel="tag">#LaborRights</a></p>
<p>Meta shut down internal research into the mental health effects of Facebook and Instagram after finding causal evidence that its products harmed users’ mental health, according to court filings. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/11/23/tech/meta-buried-social-media-harm/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/11/23/tech/meta-buried-social-media-harm/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.japantimes.co.jp/business/</span><span class="invisible">2025/11/23/tech/meta-buried-social-media-harm/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon</span></a> <a href="/tags/business/" rel="tag">#business</a> <a href="/tags/tech/" rel="tag">#tech</a> <a href="/tags/meta/" rel="tag">#meta</a> <a href="/tags/facebook/" rel="tag">#facebook</a> <a href="/tags/instagram/" rel="tag">#instagram</a> <a href="/tags/socialmedia/" rel="tag">#socialmedia</a> <a href="/tags/mentalhealth/" rel="tag">#mentalhealth</a> <a href="/tags/us/" rel="tag">#us</a></p>
<p>Connecticut allows towing companies to sell some people’s cars after just 15 days — one of the shortest windows in the country.</p><p>The sales have particularly affected low-income people, who have lost jobs after they were unable to get their cars back.</p><p><a href="https://propub.li/3DGYCPs" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>propub.li/3DGYCPs</a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/connecticut/" rel="tag">#Connecticut</a> <a href="/tags/cars/" rel="tag">#Cars</a> <a href="/tags/poverty/" rel="tag">#Poverty</a> <a href="/tags/business/" rel="tag">#Business</a> <a href="/tags/dmv/" rel="tag">#DMV</a> <a href="/tags/towing/" rel="tag">#Towing</a></p>
<p>An examination of more than 1,200 federal judges and state supreme court justices turned up dozens of judges who chose not to recuse when facing potential appearances of impropriety involving familial financial connections.</p><p>(Published July 2024)<br><a href="https://propub.li/40kGxzo" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>propub.li/40kGxzo</a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/law/" rel="tag">#Law</a> <a href="/tags/business/" rel="tag">#Business</a> <a href="/tags/ethics/" rel="tag">#Ethics</a> <a href="/tags/transparency/" rel="tag">#Transparency</a></p>
<p>Justice Department Sues Six of the Nation’s Largest Landlords in Effort to Stop Alleged Price-Fixing in Rental Markets<br>—</p><p>Federal prosecutors allege that the landlords have used RealPage pricing software to collude and artificially raise rents. The legal action is the latest development stemming from a 2022 ProPublica investigation.</p><p><a href="https://propub.li/40qESIN" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>propub.li/40qESIN</a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/housing/" rel="tag">#Housing</a> <a href="/tags/business/" rel="tag">#Business</a> <a href="/tags/government/" rel="tag">#Government</a> <a href="/tags/doj/" rel="tag">#DOJ</a></p>
<p>读过 <a href="https://neodb.social/search?r=1&q=https://neodb.social/book/5he83rZgFeXHbhcngPTRS1" rel="nofollow">To Sell Is Human</a> 🌕🌕🌑🌑🌑 <br>这类畅销书是不是有个写作模版？就是在仅有的几个观点上加超多的案例和说明，最后你拧一拧水分，发现篇幅至少可以减少六七成以上。</p><p><a href="/tags/business/" rel="tag">#business</a> <a href="/tags/nonfiction/" rel="tag">#nonfiction</a> <a href="/tags/sales/" rel="tag">#sales</a><br></p>
<p>Tribal Lenders Say They Can Charge Over 600% Interest. These States Stopped Them.<br>—</p><p>Online lenders tied to Native American tribes argue that they aren’t subject to state lending laws, but they backed away from operating in six states where attorneys have acted forcefully to protect consumers.</p><p><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/states-tribal-lenders-high-interest-rates?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/states-tribal-lenders-high-interest-rates?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/sta</span><span class="invisible">tes-tribal-lenders-high-interest-rates?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/business/" rel="tag">#Business</a> <a href="/tags/finance/" rel="tag">#Finance</a> <a href="/tags/government/" rel="tag">#Government</a> <a href="/tags/regulation/" rel="tag">#Regulation</a> <a href="/tags/consumer/" rel="tag">#Consumer</a></p>
<p>ProPublica reporter Rob Davis began with a simple question: Had Nike truly become a beacon of environmental stewardship and fair labor practices, as it claimed?</p><p>To find the answer, he had to travel across the Pacific Ocean.</p><p><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/nike-labor-practices-cambodia-column?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/nike-labor-practices-cambodia-column?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/nik</span><span class="invisible">e-labor-practices-cambodia-column?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a><br><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/nike/" rel="tag">#Nike</a> <a href="/tags/environment/" rel="tag">#Environment</a> <a href="/tags/labor/" rel="tag">#Labor</a> <a href="/tags/work/" rel="tag">#Work</a> <a href="/tags/business/" rel="tag">#Business</a> <a href="/tags/cambodia/" rel="tag">#Cambodia</a></p>
<p>Texas’ understaffed agricultural, restaurant and elder care sectors rely on workers who are undocumented.</p><p>“If you got serious about applying [E-Verify], you would create even worse problems” with labor shortages, said a former GOP state lawmaker. </p><p><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/texas-e-verify-requirements-immigration?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/texas-e-verify-requirements-immigration?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/tex</span><span class="invisible">as-e-verify-requirements-immigration?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/immigration/" rel="tag">#Immigration</a> <a href="/tags/texas/" rel="tag">#Texas</a> <a href="/tags/labor/" rel="tag">#Labor</a> <a href="/tags/business/" rel="tag">#Business</a> <a href="/tags/law/" rel="tag">#Law</a> <a href="/tags/uspolitics/" rel="tag">#USPolitics</a> <a href="/tags/gop/" rel="tag">#GOP</a></p>
<p>In the Wild West of School Voucher Expansions, States Rely on Untested Companies, With Mixed Results<br>—</p><p>States are handing multimillion-dollar contracts to a handful of fledgling private companies to manage the rapidly growing, convoluted marketplace of school-choice programs. The process has been bumpy.</p><p><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/school-voucher-management-classwallet-odyssey-merit-student-first?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/school-voucher-management-classwallet-odyssey-merit-student-first?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/sch</span><span class="invisible">ool-voucher-management-classwallet-odyssey-merit-student-first?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/school/" rel="tag">#School</a> <a href="/tags/education/" rel="tag">#Education</a> <a href="/tags/business/" rel="tag">#Business</a></p>