Insurrection
Posted: Thu Aug 31, 2023 5:25 pm
I don't know what's in the Texas State constitution, but I do know this: the state is sovereign, and the city is not. The people of Texas as a collective have sovereignty over any individual and any people in any municipality, individually or collectively. These liberals in Texas think they are a Kingdom within themselves, and since when have liberals cared about what is in a constitution. They just it make it up to suit themselves as they go along. They need to get slapped down; this is an insurrection against the state of Texas. Hell, a city is just a corporation no different than GM or Ford; they even need permission from a state to exist.
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Texas judge declared a law that prevented cities from passing some local ordinances unconstitutional.
The law, championed by the Republican Gov. Greg Abbott, effectively limited the power of Democrat-led cities.
The law even eliminated ordinances that mandated water breaks for construction workers, earning it the nickname "the law that kills."
Gov. Greg Abbott of Texas, a Republican, signed a bill into law in June that prohibited cities from passing certain local ordinances. It was widely seen as an effort to curb the power of Democrat-led cities.
Now, a judge has ruled it unconstitutional.
District Judge Maya Guerra Gamble of Texas announced the decision on Wednesday in response to a lawsuit from the city of Houston.
"I am thrilled that Houston, our legal department, and sister cities were able to obtain this victory for Texas cities," Mayor Sylvester Turner of Houston wrote in a statement. "HB 2127 was a power grab by the Legislature and an unwarranted and unconstitutional intrusion into local power granted to Houston and other home-rule cities by the Texas Constitution."
The 10 big cities where young people are getting hired like crazy, and what your new income will buy you
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The 10 big cities where young people are getting hired like crazy, and what your new income will buy you
Amid graduation season, Gusto analyzed city data to see where young job seekers can get the biggest value.
It ranked adjusted salaries for big cities that had the highest hiring rates for full-time young workers.
Houston ranked No. 1, while New York City ranked No. 10 with an adjusted salary of $31,707.
Houston, Philadelphia, and Austin, Texas, could be good places for college graduates to land their first post-graduation job or for young job seekers in general if they're worried about cost of living or their earnings amid elevated yet cooling inflation.
Gusto, a payroll and HR platform for small and mid-sized businesses, analyzed city-level data to see which places may have good opportunities for these new job seekers.
"These new graduates are entering the labor market at a time when the economy's undergoing a profound shift," Luke Pardue, an economist at Gusto, told Insider. "By some measures, it's never been easier to find a job with record low unemployment rates and high levels of job openings, but they're entering the labor market at a time when companies are also pulling back on hiring amid a lot of economic uncertainty."
"This isn't the labor market of the 2008 recession, but it's also not the labor market of last year, two years ago when employers were incredibly eager to scoop up new workers," Pardue said.
So, according to Pardue, they might have to think about industries or locations that they might not have been considering after earning their degree.
"We took a look this year at some of the areas where these new graduates could get the biggest bang for their buck because there's been so much conversation around inflation and how that's eaten into people's budgets," Pardue said. "Especially when these workers are young, it's really important to keep an eye on their finances because this is the time they have to save money and to save for the future."
To do this, Gusto looked at the 50 largest metro areas and what full-time hiring rates look like for young workers, including both college grads and non-grads. Gusto then sorted the 10 locations with the highest share of new hires getting full-time jobs by the average salaries that were adjusted by cost-of living indexes to see where these job seekers can get the biggest value.
While Houston ranked No. 1, New York City ranked No. 10 on Gusto's salary list. Gusto's new analysis stated that "after taking the cost of living into account, new graduates in Houston make an average of $65,648, compared to just over $31,000 in New York City." The salaries used in the analysis are based on data from Gusto's platform and were adjusted using cost-of-living indexes from C2ER.
The new report noted San Jose, California, as the city with the highest average full-time hiring rate between early 2022 and early 2023 for 20-24 year olds among major metros. For Houston, this rate is 8.5%, but 9.6% in San Jose.
The following are large cities with high full-time hiring rates for young workers where the class of 2023 and young job seekers can get the biggest bang for their buck, per Gusto's analysis.
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The Office of the Attorney General has appealed Gamble's decision, Paige Willey, the director of communications for the Office, said.
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"While the judge declared HB 2127 unconstitutional, she did not enjoin enforcement of the law by Texans who are harmed by local ordinances, which HB 2127 preempts," Willey wrote to Insider. "The Office of the Attorney General has also immediately appealed because the ruling is incorrect. This will stay the effect of the court's declaration pending appeal. As a result, HB 2127 will go into effect on September 1."
The law even prevented ordinances that mandated things such as water breaks for construction workers, earning it the nickname "the law that kills." Texas saw protests from construction workers and their allies who said that an end to local water break mandates would result in more incidents of heat-related illness and death.
"This is a HUGE win for the working people of Texas, local govs, and communities across our state," the Texas AFL-CIO posted in response to the decision. "While we expect an appeal, it remains clear this law is an unacceptable infringement on the rights of Texans and cities."
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/a-tex ... 50845&ei=8
[url][/url]
Texas judge declared a law that prevented cities from passing some local ordinances unconstitutional.
The law, championed by the Republican Gov. Greg Abbott, effectively limited the power of Democrat-led cities.
The law even eliminated ordinances that mandated water breaks for construction workers, earning it the nickname "the law that kills."
Gov. Greg Abbott of Texas, a Republican, signed a bill into law in June that prohibited cities from passing certain local ordinances. It was widely seen as an effort to curb the power of Democrat-led cities.
Now, a judge has ruled it unconstitutional.
District Judge Maya Guerra Gamble of Texas announced the decision on Wednesday in response to a lawsuit from the city of Houston.
"I am thrilled that Houston, our legal department, and sister cities were able to obtain this victory for Texas cities," Mayor Sylvester Turner of Houston wrote in a statement. "HB 2127 was a power grab by the Legislature and an unwarranted and unconstitutional intrusion into local power granted to Houston and other home-rule cities by the Texas Constitution."
The 10 big cities where young people are getting hired like crazy, and what your new income will buy you
Full screen
1 of 11 Photos in Gallery©kali9/Getty Images
The 10 big cities where young people are getting hired like crazy, and what your new income will buy you
Amid graduation season, Gusto analyzed city data to see where young job seekers can get the biggest value.
It ranked adjusted salaries for big cities that had the highest hiring rates for full-time young workers.
Houston ranked No. 1, while New York City ranked No. 10 with an adjusted salary of $31,707.
Houston, Philadelphia, and Austin, Texas, could be good places for college graduates to land their first post-graduation job or for young job seekers in general if they're worried about cost of living or their earnings amid elevated yet cooling inflation.
Gusto, a payroll and HR platform for small and mid-sized businesses, analyzed city-level data to see which places may have good opportunities for these new job seekers.
"These new graduates are entering the labor market at a time when the economy's undergoing a profound shift," Luke Pardue, an economist at Gusto, told Insider. "By some measures, it's never been easier to find a job with record low unemployment rates and high levels of job openings, but they're entering the labor market at a time when companies are also pulling back on hiring amid a lot of economic uncertainty."
"This isn't the labor market of the 2008 recession, but it's also not the labor market of last year, two years ago when employers were incredibly eager to scoop up new workers," Pardue said.
So, according to Pardue, they might have to think about industries or locations that they might not have been considering after earning their degree.
"We took a look this year at some of the areas where these new graduates could get the biggest bang for their buck because there's been so much conversation around inflation and how that's eaten into people's budgets," Pardue said. "Especially when these workers are young, it's really important to keep an eye on their finances because this is the time they have to save money and to save for the future."
To do this, Gusto looked at the 50 largest metro areas and what full-time hiring rates look like for young workers, including both college grads and non-grads. Gusto then sorted the 10 locations with the highest share of new hires getting full-time jobs by the average salaries that were adjusted by cost-of living indexes to see where these job seekers can get the biggest value.
While Houston ranked No. 1, New York City ranked No. 10 on Gusto's salary list. Gusto's new analysis stated that "after taking the cost of living into account, new graduates in Houston make an average of $65,648, compared to just over $31,000 in New York City." The salaries used in the analysis are based on data from Gusto's platform and were adjusted using cost-of-living indexes from C2ER.
The new report noted San Jose, California, as the city with the highest average full-time hiring rate between early 2022 and early 2023 for 20-24 year olds among major metros. For Houston, this rate is 8.5%, but 9.6% in San Jose.
The following are large cities with high full-time hiring rates for young workers where the class of 2023 and young job seekers can get the biggest bang for their buck, per Gusto's analysis.
See More
The Office of the Attorney General has appealed Gamble's decision, Paige Willey, the director of communications for the Office, said.
Libiyi
"While the judge declared HB 2127 unconstitutional, she did not enjoin enforcement of the law by Texans who are harmed by local ordinances, which HB 2127 preempts," Willey wrote to Insider. "The Office of the Attorney General has also immediately appealed because the ruling is incorrect. This will stay the effect of the court's declaration pending appeal. As a result, HB 2127 will go into effect on September 1."
The law even prevented ordinances that mandated things such as water breaks for construction workers, earning it the nickname "the law that kills." Texas saw protests from construction workers and their allies who said that an end to local water break mandates would result in more incidents of heat-related illness and death.
"This is a HUGE win for the working people of Texas, local govs, and communities across our state," the Texas AFL-CIO posted in response to the decision. "While we expect an appeal, it remains clear this law is an unacceptable infringement on the rights of Texans and cities."
