Businesses react to Hochul's plan to peg minimum wage to inflation
There are two proposals to raise the State minimum wage here in New York. One coming from downstate Democrats, and the other from the Governor.
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There are two proposals to raise the State minimum wage here in New York. One coming from downstate Democrats, and the other from the Governor.
Senate Republicans in Congress are against assault weapons restrictions; Democrats in Springfield hold supermajorities in the state House and Senate.
National Democrats were counting on the state’s redistricting to help hold the House. That’s now very much in doubt.
For the judicial ballot, I look to the various Bar associations for a relatively unbiased recommendation process, which I follow in order to cast a more informed ballot. Where do I look for a roughly equivalent review of choices here? The idea that CPS needs to have separate taxing ability from the city is always kind of nuts to me. I have never gotten a good explanation that I’m happy with as to why Illinois has so many independent taxing agencies. It seems like just a great way to hide graft and waste, and create opportunities for every random administrator to pay for pet projects.