"Republican law limiting labor powers defeated in Missouri." Voters in Missouri walloped by a 2-to-1 margin a Republican scheme to make the state right-to-work. Evidence, I believe, that people at root know what's in their best interest.
From NYT's "Thursday Briefing" news that the gig economy has peaked --
A big blow to Uber and Lyft
• New York is the first major American city to halt new vehicle licenses for ride-hailing services and to set a minimum pay rate for drivers.
Mayor Bill de Blasio and Corey Johnson, the City Council speaker, said the measures passed on Wednesday would reduce traffic and improve drivers’ low wages. Uber warned that the cap could result in higher prices and longer waits.
• The legislation, our columnist writes, “suggests the extent to which the false promises of the sharing economy are becoming better understood and, how much more aggressively they still could be counteracted.”Plus, the story from Tuesday that hints our social media fever might be breaking -- "Snap’s Drop in Active Users Could Signal a Social Media Peak."
Tuesaday's elections revealed some huge vulnerabilities for the GOP going into the November general election. The special election in Ohio's 12th CD is case in point. Rural turnout was down while turnout in the tony suburbs was up, which led to the "too close to call" status of the race two days after election day -- in a district that Trump won by 11 points in 2016. Democrats could just about guarantee control of the House if only Nancy Pelosi would stand down from leadership. Republicans are running against Pelosi in all districts that appear to be in play.
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