Sep 1, 2017

09/01/2017: Combating lunch shaming at schools

Students at a Chicago elementary school dig into a salad bar in the school's lunchroom. Tim Boyle/Getty Images

Tropical storm Harvey has shut down some of the country's biggest refineries, meaning that the pipelines that they feed can't flow. One critical for serving the east coast: The Colonial Pipeline, which has also shut down. We'll take a look at how all this is starting to affect gas prices. Afterwards, we'll discuss Harvey's impact on global markets, and then talk about the new policies that school districts are starting to implement to address lunch shaming.

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School districts address lunch shaming

by Amy Scott

Sep 1, 2017

This year, districts must have formal policies for handling unpaid bills.

Students at a Chicago elementary school dig into a salad bar in the school's lunchroom.

Tim Boyle/Getty Images

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09/01/2017: Is it going to be difficult to find a lawyer in Harvey's aftermath?

by Sabri Ben-Achour

Sep 1, 2017

The U.S. created 156,000 jobs in August, while the unemployment rate ticked up to 4.4 percent. The verdict? We're doing OK — not that great, not that bad. Chris Low, the CEO of FTN Financial, joins us to help sort through all the numbers. Afterwards, we'll look at a new Texas law that tilts the scales a bit back towards an insurance company if you get in a fight with one.

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Tropical storm Harvey has shut down some of the country’s biggest refineries, meaning that the pipelines that they feed can’t flow. One critical for serving the east coast: The Colonial Pipeline, which has also shut down. We’ll take a look at how all this is starting to affect gas prices. Afterwards, we’ll discuss Harvey’s impact on global markets, and then talk about the new policies that school districts are starting to implement to address lunch shaming.