Latest from Adam Allington

• May 11, 2017

  Opioid overdoses overwhelm the nation’s morgues

  

  Drug-related deaths highlight a critical need for more trained pathologists.

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• May 3, 2017

  Critics say GOP measure allows employers to skirt overtime pay

  Republicans in the House of Representatives have just passed a bill that would allow employers to give workers paid time off instead of the time and a half normally paid as overtime. The legislation, called the “Working Families Flexibility Act,” is being touted by the GOP as way to provide more options for workers. Opponents […]

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• May 1, 2017

  Entrenched stumbling blocks loom over next budget negotiations

  Congressional negotiators have reached a $1 trillion deal to fund the government through September. If approved by both chambers before Friday, the deal would avoid a government shutdown. But short-term budgets and stopgap measures are inefficient and wasteful tools for running a government. Beyond the dissent over what gets funded and what’s on the chopping […]

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• May 1, 2017

  Washington’s luxury home market gets big boost from Trump cabinet picks

  While certainly not a cheap place to live, Washington, D.C., has never really been known as a place where the uber-wealthy go to buy property. But, some current members of President Trump’s cabinet may have changed that, according to a new report from the real estate brokerage Redfin. The D.C. luxury home market rose more […]

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• Apr 28, 2017

  Why oil companies might prefer West Texas over new offshore oil sites

  President Trump’s latest executive order seeks to open new federal waters for offshore drilling, but the most popular place for oil companies is decidedly land based – the Permian Basin in Texas. Click the audio player above to hear the full story.

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• Apr 24, 2017

  Tesla skips prototype phase to get Model 3 to market faster

  Tesla CEO Elon Musk is known for taking big risks. It’s a reputation that helped him raise billions of dollars for his various companies over the years. Musk’s latest gamble is a decision to fast-track the assembly-line strategy for the new Tesla Model 3 electric car. Typically, carmakers do a prototype buildout before going to […]

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• Apr 24, 2017

  Staid AAA hopes to get a lift from car-sharing

  You know AAA as the big truck that comes to help when your car breaks down on the highway. But the auto club was an original mobility disrupter, one of the first car-service companies back when people were trading in their horses for a Model T. Now it’s the latest entrant to the car-sharing market. […]

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• Apr 21, 2017

  Lyft expands in business travel as Uber’s growth slows

  A new report out this week shows that Uber’s long string of bad PR could be costing it corporate customers. Uber is still the dominant ride-hailing app by far, but Lyft appears to be gaining ground in business travel. Click the audio player above to hear the full story.  

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• Apr 20, 2017

  Why a steel tariff could hurt instead of help

  President Trump could sign an executive order tomorrow triggering an investigation into competition in the steel industry. That in turn could lead to new tariffs on foreign steel. The idea would be to protect the U.S. steel industry, but often the imposition of tariffs can lead to unintended consequences. Click the audio player above to […]

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• Apr 14, 2017

  Wal-Mart battles Amazon with discounts for online ordering and store pickup

  Mega-retailer Wal-Mart is rolling out discounts for shoppers who order items online and then agree to pick them up at the store. The move is the latest play by Wal-Mart in its battle with Amazon in the e-commerce sector. But is a discount a substitute for the convenience of having stuff delivered right to your […]

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