It occurred to me, but apparently not to the author of the article or the authors of the CNBC ranking it was based on, that the conflict between the CNBC rating of states by quality of life and the movement of workers into the states that CNBC thought they should be moving out of was a puzzle. While Texas came in at No. 2, Tennessee took the top spot. CNBC's ranking says Tennessee has 'a rash of state laws targeting the LGBTQ+ community, including a so-called 'bathroom law' requiring transgender people to use the facilities designated for their sex at birth.' Texas has a similar bill. (Oklahoma has) one of America's strictest bans on abortion. The Sooner State ranked 40th for worker protections last year, according to Oxfam America,1 which said that the state's $7.25 minimum wage ' Georgia offers few protections for LGBTQ+ people, making it one of America's least inclusive states. The Peach State offers minimal worker protections, particularly when it comes to the right to organize....
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