Yellen's Las Vegas stop shows Bidenomics can be a tough sell

August 15, 2023 | 02:22PM ETEconomy
By Andrea Shalal LAS VEGAS (Reuters) - Daemein Hargrove, 21, recently dropped plans for a four-year college degree to sign up for an apprenticeship program in Las Vegas that he says has given him higher pay, good medical benefits and a pension. It was made possible by a surge in solar investment fueled by President Joe Biden's Inflation Reduction Act, which helped spark some $110 billion in new clean energy projects since it passed a year ago. Hargrove says the job, and his membership in the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers union have enabled him and his wife to move into an apa...