Patrolman Justin Hare was shot and killed at about 5:30 am while conducting a welfare check on a disabled vehicle that was stopped near mile marker 320 on I-40, west of Tucumcari.
As they vowed to do, Democrats sent Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin bills to increase Virginia’s minimum wage to $15 by 2026. Now, it’s up to the governor.
There is always controversy over what should be the minimum wage paid to workers in Nigeria and of course, somewhere else. That is why there are often long negotiations between the government and workers’ unions. Sometimes it leads to strikes or threats to go on strike. It is disheartening to even find that when the Read More
Committee’s target is for President to make announcement on May 1, says member Labour spoils for war with govs, insists states have money from subsidy removal Indications have emerged that President Bola Tinubu may announce the new minimum wage on May 1 in commemoration of the International Labour Day and backdate its implementation to April. Read More
Lyft and Uber will stop offering services in Minneapolis on May 1 after the city council overrode the mayor’s veto of a minimum wage for rideshare drivers. The city council on Thursday voted 10-3 in favor of the override, allowing rideshare drivers to be paid the local minimum wage of $15.57 an hour. Lyft said in a statement the bill was “deeply flawed” and that the ordinance makes its “operations unsustainable.” “We support a minimum earning standard for drivers, but it should be done in an...
Virginia legalized the possession of small amounts of recreational marijuana three years ago but never settled on a mechanism to allow legal sales.
The new law will impact more than half a million fast-food workers in the Golden State. Supporters say it's a step in the right direction, but critics say it might hurt businesses and consumers.
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Republican Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin vetoed two top Democratic legislative priorities on Thursday: bills that would have allowed the recreational retail sales of marijuana to begin next year and measures mandating a minimum wage increase. The development did not come as a surprise. While Youngkin had not explicitly threatened to veto either set of bills, he told reporters he didn’t think the minimum wage bill was needed and had repeatedly said he was uninterested in...
Republican Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin has vetoed two top Democratic legislative priorities
Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin vetoed bills to raise Virginia's minimum wage to $15 per hour by 2026 and open a recreational cannabis retail market, killing two Democratic priorities the day after the Alexandria arena deal crumbled.
A major California McDonald's franchisee is speaking out against Gov. Gavin Newsom's (D-CA) new $20 fast food minimum wage law.
Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin also vetoed a bill that would have allowed for recreational retail sales of marijuana.