Gov. Rick Scott’s anti-science purge begins: State employee banned for uttering ‘climate change’ A Florida state employee has been reprimanded and told not to come to work after Gov. Rick Scott’s (R) administration banned the use of the terms “climate change” and “global warming.” Earlier this month, reports said that officials in the Scott administration ordered Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) administrators not to use the terms in documents or meetings because they asserted that the climate science behind global warming was not a “true fact.” More
Obama to open middle-class jobs, opportunity tour Aiming to show he's still focused on creating jobs, President Barack Obama is beginning a series of quick trips around the country to resurrect ideas from his State of the Union address that became overshadowed by the intense debates over gun control, immigration and automatic spending cuts. More
US home building is surging, but job growth isn't The resurgent U.S. housing market has sent builders calling again for Richard Vap, who owns a drywall installation company. Vap would love to help - if he could hire enough qualified people. "There is a shortage of manpower," says Vap, owner of South Valley Drywall in Littleton, Colo. More
Unemployment falls to 7.5%; job creation solid in April The job market plugged along steadily, and unemployment fell in April, according to new data out Friday, suggesting that the U.S. economy is still expanding. The nation added 165,000 jobs in April as the unemployment rate fell to 7.5 percent, from 7.6 percent in March, the Labor Department said on Friday. More
U.S. Jobless Claims Fall to 5-Year Low The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits fell to the lowest level in more than five years, a positive signal for the labor market ahead of Friday's April jobs report. More
Kaleb Cooper dealt 'frustrating' blow to own farm plans as Clarkson's Farm star admits 'I don't want to move' Jeremy Clarkson's righthand man and new farm manager, Kaleb Cooper, has opened up on his own desire to own a farm similar to The Grand Tour star. Clarkson bought Diddly Squat farm in Chipping Norton ... 04/26/2024 - 3:16 am | View Link
Clarkson’s Farm 3, Amazon Prime Video, review: Jeremy left streaky-eyed by the plight of the pig Jeremy Clarkson was asked when he last cried. “My name is Jeremy. That makes me a man, and that means I don’t snivel,” he replied. Well, that was before his farming days. In the third series of ... 04/25/2024 - 12:01 pm | View Link
Farm labor organization clashes hard with nursery over unionization Wonderful Nurseries, which is North America's largest grapevine nurseries, is accusing United Farm Workers organizers of misleading workers to unionize. 04/25/2024 - 2:00 am | View Link
Oak Tree Farm to connect workers with jobs in Horry County There’s a new pool of potential employees for Horry County businesses — the residents of Oak Tree Farm in Conway. They range in age from their early 20s to mid 50s. Many are skilled, with years of ... 04/24/2024 - 6:00 am | View Link
In contentious Democratic SC state Senate race, Harpootlian questions Ott’s farm bureau pay Before being elected to replace his father, Harry Ott, Russell Ott worked for the South Carolina Farm Bureau, which included lobbying the state Legislature. 04/24/2024 - 1:20 am | View Link