By ADORA NAMIGADDE OCT 16, 2019 Mayor Andrew Ginther says state lawmakers took away municipalities’ ability to raise the minimum wage, so Columbus officials decided to raise the pay of city employees. “We believe that anybody who works 40 hours a week and is working hard and playing by the rules should not live in […]
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Oct. 14, 2019 Oct. 14 (UPI) — Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders unveiled a tax reform plan Monday that would overturn wholesale changes to the U.S. code made by President Donald Trump’s administration nearly two years ago, and restore the corporate tax rate to 35 percent. Sanders outlined the move in a proposal titled “Corporate
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October 15, 2019 – Chairwoman Priscilla Wong says government-appointed body can’t guarantee increase and dismisses calls for annual review – Ongoing anti-government demonstrations and trade tensions between Washington and Beijing cited as causes of economic uncertainty The government-appointed Minimum Wage Commission has refused to rule out the possibility of freezing it in future, citing the
September 26, 2019 On Sept. 19, Mayor Michael B. Hancock and Councilwoman Robin Kniech (at-large) proposed to raise the citywide minimum wage starting on Jan. 1. It is estimated that more than 100,000 Denver residents would see higher wages under this proposal. “Wage stagnation is a national challenge and has meant pain and a lack
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Surprise, surprise: Minimum wage hikes are bringing unintended consequences to the Big Apple. They’re especially pronounced on the Upper West Side, where a neighborhood staple recently shuttered its doors due to the city’s $15-an-hour minimum wage. At the end of September, Gabriela’s Restaurant and Tequila Bar officially closed after 25 years in business, citing sky-high
