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Missouri voters backed stronger wage and sick leave laws—and then state Republicans repealed them

Fast Company Tech

That level of support, said Missouri Jobs with Justice Policy Director Richard Von Glahn, stems from the fact that the measure speaks to the experiences that voters have in their lives and where the economy is not working for them. The restaurant industry did a very good job of manufacturing outrage.

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20 must-attend tech conferences for female entrepreneurs in 2014

The Next Web

The Forbes Women’s Summit does a great job at bringing together women from all backgrounds. Big Omaha. I attended Big Omaha last year and was thrilled with the speakers and attendees I met. Their top picks (not all are gender-restricted!) are below: 1. Forbes Women’s Summit. Deepti Sharma Kapur , Food to Eat. .

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Insurtech startup Spot brings in $17.5M equity, debt to fill insurance gaps for accidental injuries

TechCrunch

million in debt in a round of seed funding led by GreatPoint Ventures, with participation from Montage Ventures, Mutual of Omaha, MS&AD and Silverton Partners. Spot has grown 800% in policies from last year and 300% in partnerships, including bringing on Mutual of Omaha.

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Teaching The CEO To Fundraise And Even Like It

The NonProfit Times

By Randall Hallett Fundraising is a major component of the job description of most nonprofit chief executives — whether they like it or not. The above data points are numbers that a CEO, and executive leadership, can understand. ** Randall Hallett is founder of Hallett Philanthropy in Omaha, Nebraska.

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Quick Left: An unlikely CEO leads this app development house that’s “a bit like therapy”

The Next Web

While it’s typically understood that the CEO’s job is to be the salesperson and face of a brand, Alongi tends to spend more time focusing on the work conditions and employee happiness of her company, Quick Left. “We have a lot more tools now that can give people transparency about why things cost a certain amount.

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The ACLU is suing Los Angeles over its controversial scooter tracking system

The Verge

Cities such as Columbus, Ohio; Chattanooga, Tennessee; Omaha, Nebraska; San Jose, California; Seattle, Washington; Austin, Texas; and Louisville, Kentucky are demanding scooter companies agree to share data through MDS as a condition for operating on their streets. It’s growing into a bigger problem beyond LA.

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A conversation with Andreessen Horowitz’s fintech leads

TechCrunch

There’s a lot of fintech news out there and it’s my job to stay on top of it — and make sense of it — so you can stay in the know. — Mary Ann. This will include everything from funding rounds to trends to an analysis of a particular space to hot takes on a particular company or phenomenon. ” Read more here.