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Business  |  Sarah Ulmer  • 
August 10, 2021

Small business optimism dips in July as labor shortages remain

NFIB reports unfilled job openings hit a 48-year record high  The NFIB Small Business Optimism Index decreased in July to 99.7, a decrease of 2.8 points, reversing June’s 2.9-point gain. Six of the 10 components declined, three improved, and one was unchanged. The NFIB Uncertainty Index decreased seven points to 76, indicating owners’ views are held with more certainty than…
Business  |  Anne Summerhays  • 
August 9, 2021

AG Lynn Fitch seeks better protection for consumers from illegal robocalls

Fitch joined 51 Attorneys General urging the FCC to protect consumers from illegal robocalls. A bipartisan coalition of over fifty Attorneys General joined together to urge the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to accelerate the implementation of caller ID technology which would protect consumers from illegal robocalls. Mississippi Attorney General Lynn Fitch calls robocalls “disruptive” and…