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What states are doing to try to limit social media for teens

While the report found some benefits of social media among youth, it also found “ample indicators that social media can also have a profound risk of harm” to the mental health and well-being of children.

States (Montana) increasingly join the land use reform rodeo

For a long time housing-related land use issues have been primarily dealt with at the local level, but that’s changing as a case in Montana shows.

How Insurance Companies Contribute to the Nation’s Mental Health Crisis

From “ghost networks” to denial of doctor-prescribed care, insurance companies put too many obstacles in the way of people who need help. State policymakers need to take action, and voters will support them.

Join Philanthropy Northwest for our annual trip to Washington, D.C., for Foundations on the Hill – 2/25-28 

Foundations on the Hill (FOTH) is convened by United Philanthropy Forum and is the largest annual public policy and advocacy event dedicated solely to the philanthropic sector.

The SBA’s $5.8 Million Growth Accelerator Fund is Looking to Recharge Research and Development for Small Businesses

The two-phase competition is taking applications from institutions and other organizations that create programmes which can boost small businesses in sectors such as manufacturing and biotechnology

Biden administration to unveil contractor rule that could upend gig economy

The U.S. Department of Labor rule, which was first proposed in 2022 and is likely to face legal challenges, will require that workers be considered employees entitled to more benefits and legal protections than contractors when they are “economically dependent” on a company.

What would it take for generosity to go viral?

“Be brave. Give what you can, and then be absolutely amazed at what happens next,”

Montana business leaders express concerns over proposed federal rule

The National Labor Relations Board is preparing to implement a new “joint employer rule.” It says companies that can exert control over the terms and conditions of someone’s employment – like wages, schedule, hiring and working conditions – has to be involved in collective bargaining for that employee, even if the control is indirect and even if it isn’t actually exerted.

CBS 60 Minutes – Lack of new construction and corporate landlords contributing to skyrocketing rent

Democrats introduce bills to ban hedge funds from single-family housing market

Baby boomers back in business: Retirees returning to workforce

“Good attitudes. Treat customers good. Don’t mind going out of their way,” is how company 62-year-old owner Helen Hatten describes what she looks for in an employee. “A lot of Baby Boomers have those traits.”

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