The Latest | Judge denies defense's 2nd request for mistrial in Trump's hush money case Tracey Menzie, a senior vice president of with HarperCollins Publishers, was briefly called to the witness stand in Donald Trump's hush money trial Thursday afternoon. HarperCollins published “Think ... 05/9/2024 - 10:05 am | View Link
The Latest | Defense lawyers renew their bid for mistrial in Trump's hush money case Stormy Daniels has concluded her testimony in Donald Trump's hush money trial after hours of questioning over two days. Daniels detailed, among other things, her alleged 2006 sexual encounter with ... 05/9/2024 - 9:51 am | View Link
Trump RICO co-defendant loses appeal to dismiss charges after saying Fani Willis overstepped authority Harrison Floyd has lost his bid to dismiss his indictment in Georgia after claiming Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis lacked the prosecutorial authority to bring election-related charges. 05/9/2024 - 4:24 am | View Link
Federal prosecutors reissue criminal charges against ex-Rep. Jeff Fortenberry The Nebraska Republican was convicted of lying to the FBI two years ago, but an appeals court ruled the charges should’ve been brought in a different venue. 05/9/2024 - 2:55 am | View Link
Ga. appeals court grants Trump's request to consider Fani Willis' disqualification from his criminal case Judge Scott McAfee had ruled that Fani Willis wouldn't be disqualified from the election interference case against Trump and other co-defendants. 05/8/2024 - 1:52 pm | View Link
Water leaking from the growhouse ceiling. Algae spreading on the floor. Standing water pooling at workers’ feet.
Those were just some of the conditions alleged by workers at the Denver marijuana grow operation of Green Dragon, a Florida- and Colorado-based cannabis company.
Two years ago, workers had enough. So they organized, battling what they claimed to be the company’s intimidation tactics to form the first agricultural workers union under a 2021 state law designed to improve working conditions on Colorado’s farms.
Now the workers have a contract with multiple built-in raises, paid vacation and a committee to address workplace safety issues.
“It’s important for ag workers to have a union because they can be taken advantage of,” said Jimena Peterson, organizing director for United Food & Commercial Workers Local 7, which helped Green Dragon employees negotiate their deal.
“Donald Trump pledged to double down on tax cuts if he wins a second term as president, drawing a distinction with President Joe Biden who has called for tax hikes on businesses and the richest Americans,” Bloomberg reports.
Said Trump: “Instead of a Biden tax hike, I’ll give you a Trump middle class, upper class, lower class, business class big tax cut.”
Take two brothers, steep them in the great music of the Sixties, wind them up and watch them go. Brian D'Addario and Michael D'Addario have been making great records and touring since they were in their teens. (Now they're in their twenties.) Along the way, they've written some incredible songs.
But this latest album looks to be the one that might finally push them to the top.