Mass Layoffs Coming to ESPN

ESPN will lay off more than 100 employees later this month, according to a Thursday report in Sports Illustrated. The layoffs will affect a wide range of staffers, from on-camera personalities to employees in the technology department, but SportsCenter will be the hardest hit, SI reports. This isn’t the first time the network has had…

Senate Tax Plan Keeps Much Higher Rate on Small Businesses, Lower Rate for Top Earners

Senate Republicans put out their own tax overhaul proposal Thursday that differs in significant ways from the House tax plan. The Senate plan includes taxing pass-through businesses at a higher rate, delaying the corporate tax cut, and lowering the top rate paid by individuals. The Senate bill would create a new deduction for pass-through business income,…