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War on Gig Workers Goes National
City Journal | January 18, 2024 | Kerry Jackson
The Labor Department announced recently that it had issued a final rule, effective March 11, that revises “the Department’s guidance on how to analyze who is an employee or independent contractor ([link removed]) .” Rather than following the constitutional process for making a law, the administration is legislating by regulation. The rule is a substitution, at least for now, for the PRO Act, a sop to unions rejected in the Senate ([link removed]) , which has also declined to confirm Su ([link removed]) .
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Building infrastructure is key to lowering housing costs
Free Cities Center | Edward Ring | January 18, 2024
Lawmakers could also address a more fundamental obstacle to making housing affordable in California. Our state needs more energy, water and transportation infrastructure. Even if private investors were not operating in a hyper-regulated environment, it’s beyond their capacity to upgrade and expand the public infrastructure that supports their projects.
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Cities Can Improve Day-To-Day Life By Freeing Street Vendors
Free Cities Center | Sal Rodriguez | January 19, 2024
Sweeping bans like those in Los Angeles outright banning vendors from operating in commercial and tourist zones or even just within x-hundred feet of other businesses are often designed to protect brick-and-mortar businesses in the area rather than addressing actual harms or risks.
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