J.W. Hendricks
/
CalMatters
Research shows worksite immigration raids can depress local economies as people stay home and stop spending money. So far, they aren’t known to free up jobs for citizens.
MORE STORIES
-
The Justice Department has sued Visa, accusing the giant payments company of seeking to monopolize the debit card business. -
Once the high priests of policy, economists may now be seeing lower demand. But who's taking their place? -
Boeing said Monday it made a “best and final offer” to striking machinists, but the workers' union said the proposal isn't good enough and there won't be a ratification vote before Boeing's deadline. -
The sale to Oyo, a travel business, will include the Studio 6 motel brand, which caters to customers seeking extended stays. The all-cash transaction is expected to be finalized by the end of the year. -
The Biden administration has proposed a prohibition on Chinese and Russian automotive hardware and software to protect US drivers from 'disruption and sabotage' -
Electric vehicles are caught up in the culture wars. Data from Ipsos shows the percentage of Americans who believe EVs are better for the environment than gas cars has dropped 5 points since 2022. -
The Federal Trade Commission said pharmacy benefit managers created a "perverse drug rebate system" that artificially inflated the cost of insulin. -
FBI agents boarded a vessel managed by the same company as the cargo ship that caused the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in March. -
Springfield has become a lightning rod in a pitched battle over immigration. Meanwhile, Dayton has welcomed immigrants for more than a decade, to fill vacant jobs and revitalize old neighborhoods. -
Three years ago, the cigarette giant acquired Vectura, a British pharmaceutical firm that makes asthma inhalers, raising health groups’ ire. Now, it’s selling the business for almost $200 million.
Sign up for our newsletters!
Keep up with all the latest news, arts and culture, and TV highlights from KPBS.
- Thousands in San Diego to be booted from Medicaid
- Inside the evolution of Biosphere 2, from '90s punchline to scientific playground
- El Cajon lags behind rest of cities in home building per capita
- Coronado trash fees are rising. Here’s why
- Want to make yourself less appealing to mosquitoes? Our quiz has surprising ideas