California’s Fast-Food Casualties – WSJ
California’s $20 an hour minimum wage for fast-food workers doesn’t take effect until April, but the casualties are already piling up. Pizza Hut franchises this week told more than 1,200 delivery drivers that they’ll lose their jobs before the higher wage kicks in. Gov. Gavin Newsom no doubt sends condolences, though what he should send […]
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Why Is the California Prop 65 Warning Label on All of My Food Containers?
“WARNING: Consuming this product can expose you to Lead, which is known to the State of California to cause birth defects or other reproductive harm.” I read this alert on my package of S&B Golden Curry, a roux that makes an aromatic Japanese gravy. Though the warning didn’t exactly make me hungry for the dinner […]
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Steubenville city council welcomes four new members with swearing-in ceremony | #citycouncil
STEUBENVILLE, Ohio (WTRF) — As the Nutcracker Village winds down for the year, Steubenville has new city council members to keep the success going into 2024. Heather Hoover, Third Ward Councilwoman, Dave Albaugh, First Ward Councilman, Ted Gorman, Fifth Ward Councilman, and Joel Walker, Councilman-at-Large were all sworn in at the Municipal Building Thursday afternoon. […]
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Broadview mayor signs order restricting migrant buses
BROADVIEW, Ill. — The mayor of the Village of Broadview is the latest suburban leader to take action and put restrictions in place on migrant buses arriving in her jurisdiction. Mayor Katrina Thompson said she decided to take action by signing an executive order because the next village board meeting isn’t for more than two […]
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Arkansas laws going into effect at the start of 2024
A handful of laws passed by lawmakers in 2023 will go into effect on Monday. These new laws include changes to health care, education, labor and taxes. These laws were passed in the regular legislative session and a special session in September.New laws concerning jobs & the economy:Act 6 cuts income taxes in the state […]
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Dozens of new California traffic laws making changes for drivers in 2024
SAN DIEGO (KSWB) — For California legislators, the start of the new year means a slew of new bills signed into law will go into effect, including more than a dozen new traffic safety laws impacting the state’s some 27 million drivers. Some of the laws signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom this year change how […]
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California prepares for more wacky 2024 laws
Another year, another chance for California Democrats to show just how wacky they are and how far away their “California model” should be kept from any level of power outside the Golden State. The new year rings in California’s new laws, and several of them are as silly, inconvenient, and destructive as you would expect. […]
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Clarksville City Council approves Relief Measures for Tornado Victims – Clarksville Online | #citycouncil
Clarksville, TN – In a special called session Thursday afternoon, the Clarksville City Council approved, on the first of two readings, two measures aimed at providing some relief for those residents and property owners victimized by the tornado of December 9th, 2023. One of the measures is an ordinance authorizing the Clarksville Gas & Water […]
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Decatur mayor: City enforcing protest permit requirements, effective Thursday evening
DECATUR, Ala. (WHNT) — Beginning on Thursday evening, the City of Decatur will be enforcing permit requirements to protest or demonstrate. On Thursday afternoon, Mayor Tab Bowling sent out a release stating that as of December 28, anyone wishing to protest or demonstrate “must obtain a permit from the City of Decatur per existing code.” […]
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Restore Election Integrity Arkansas resubmits amendments to attorney general
Restore Election Integrity Arkansas resubmits amendments to attorney general | KTLO Rain: 7am to 7am: 0.00″ Month: 2.34″ Year: 56.52″ Recorded temps: High: 40 Low: 34 A group that wants to require elections in Arkansas to be conducted with paper ballots, and also place greater restrictions on absentee voting, resubmitted ballot language for a pair […]
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