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ROCK ISLAND, Ill. — YWCA Quad Cities is continuing its Pre-Apprenticeship Jobs Program for a second summer, giving Illinois youth paid work experience and professional skills training. The 13-week ...

The state has a program for self-employed workers and small business owners, but workers don’t always know to opt in.

When Minnesota launches its taxpayer-funded paid family and medical leave program on Jan. 1, it will be the 13th state to offer such benefits — and one of only a few that has built its system from the ...