The tax isn’t on the ballot, but the beverage industry has spent more than $600,000 to back City Council and mayoral candidates who want to strike it down. Source: NYT > Business – ANDREW JACOBS
Buses and Trains Lack Safety Features That Are Standard Elsewhere
The number of people killed in train and bus accidents is relatively low. But the nation’s top safety board says a few simple measures could cut the figures even more. Source: NYT > Business – JOSHUA BROCKMAN
Philadelphia Bans ‘Cashless’ Stores Amid Growing Backlash
The new law, which takes effect July 1, is part of a growing backlash to cashless policies, which critics say discriminate against people without bank accounts or credit cards. Source: NYT > Business – KAREN ZRAICK
Economic View: Unable to Post Bail? You Will Pay for That for Many Years
New research documents the far-reaching effects of the cash bail system, which disproportionately hurts the poor and African-Americans. Source: NYT > Business – SEEMA JAYACHANDRAN