As expected, a majority in the Senate voted against an additional 1.2 percent increase in the minimum wage on Tuesday. The BBB announced last week that it would vote against the law that regulated the increase, making it clear there would be no majority support.
Even some Senate Democrats are rejecting parts of Joe Biden's radical environmental agenda.
Measures failed in a House committee Thursday that would have gradually increased Louisiana’s $7.25 an hour minimum wage and make discriminating against LGBTQ people in the workforce illegal.
The extra minimum wage increase that the Tweede Kamer, the lower house of the Dutch Parliament, wanted to implement this year is not expected to happen after all. Right-wing political party BBB will vote against the bill next week, said the leader of the BBB faction in the Senate, Ilona Lagos, after a report by NOS. This means that a majority of senators will likely shoot the bill down.
President Joe Biden is set to greenlight aid to Israel even after as the country prepares to invade the Gazan city of Rafah, a move condemned by US officials
Greetings West Coast, Messed Coast™ readers! This week, your humble correspondent has witnessed another tranche of elitist Democrats ruin the lives of thousands of people and pretend everything's fine.
The Stranger's morning news roundup. by Hannah Krieg Seattle vibes coming in STRONG: I hope you got a chance to bask in the sun yesterday because Seattleites will have no such opportunity today, according to the forecast from Weather.com. This morning, expect cloudy skies and temperatures crawling from the high 40s to low 50s. At around 4 pm, you should start to see some showers that will carry on into Friday morning. I hope...
(The Center Square) – Republican U.S. senators are sounding the alarm over a purported plan by Senate Democrats to dismiss House impeachment charges against Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas. The House was expected to deliver impeachment charges this week after voting to impeach Mayorkas in February. They rescheduled for next week after Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-New York, changed scheduling on the Senate calendar. Schumer has called...
Washington, Apr 17 (Prensa Latina) The impeachment trial against the Secretary of Homeland Security, Alejandro Mayorkas, died today in the Senate after a block vote by Democrats (51-49) to put an end to this impeachment attempt. The post Senate Democrats kill all impeachment charges against Mayorkas first appeared on Prensa Latina.
Watch as Senate Democrats voted to end the Republican House of Representatives' impeachment of Alejandro Mayorkas on Wednesday, 17 April.
In 2007, towards the end of the Bush regime, amendments to legislation were passed that raised the minimum wage from $5.85/hour in the middle of 2007 to $7.25/hour in July 2009 where, as of today, it remains unchanged. Many states require employers to pay a higher minimum wage. However, as of January 1, 2024, some 13 states, including workers’ More
Governor Sani’s confession has already sparked a political conflict in Kaduna State between the supporters of the former Governor, El-Rufai and his hand-picked successor. People, who detest the idea of out-going elected officials seeking to impose those to replace them on the people, smile knowingly.