greyhound racing

The greyhounds are racing again in Dubuque, Iowa, but after a shortened season ends in May, there will be only three tracks left in the country. Later this year, that number will dwindle to only two, both in West Virginia. It’s been a long slide for greyhound racing, which reached its peak in the 1980s when there were more than...

The dog racing “mecca” of Florida ran its final greyhound contests Thursday night as the gambling mainstay strides closer to its potential demise across America.

When the calendar turns to 2021 on Friday, several new laws will take effect in Florida – including ones seeing the end to a long time industry in the state and a slight increase in the minimum wage. Florida’s minimum wage will rise a total of nine cents – from $8.56 an hour to $8.65 – as part of voters…

Tens of thousands of Floridians will see their hourly wage increase next year. NBC 6 Responds talks to an expert who explains how the state’s new minimum wage law will work.