As more and more states passed legislation to legalize adult use of marijuana, it was only a matter of time before the Federal Government took action to decriminalize marijuana. Led by Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, the Senate proposal would let cannabis companies use banking services and trade on major stock exchanges. Called the Cannabis Administration […]
Massive Monopoly Executive Order
For decades, corporate consolidation has been accelerating. In over 75 percent of US industries a smaller number of large companies control more of the business than they did a generation ago. The White House announced a massive Executive Order, in an effort to reduce the stranglehold of monopolies and concentrated markets. Among other things the […]
Buy American
The supply chain issues that the Covid-19 pandemic laid bare combined with ill-advised “redevelopment” of industrial zones in major cities, such as New York shows how vital homemade manufacturing is. Workers across the supply chain, in industrial fields were the ones deemed essential (along with workers in healthcare and first responders). To strengthen the American […]
Federal Fines for Trucking Violations Increase
The U.S. Department of Transportation announced on July 30th, that it has increased fines across the board for violations of federal trucking regulations. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is required by the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements Act of 2015 to adjust fine amounts each year based on inflation. The violations and […]
New United States-Mexico-Canada Trade Agreement Could Provide Needed Boon for New York’s Dairy Industry
For 25 years the United States, Mexico, and Canada operated under the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) which is now a $1.2 trillion open-trade zone. Despite the staggering revenue, overtime NAFTA became more associated with loss of jobs and manufacturing rather than a rising tide lifting economic agreement. As the economy tumbled into recession […]