Even though most state legislatures are done for the year, Americans can expect the government to keep interfering with their lives. Starting July 1, many new state laws take effect. Here are 10 of the most ridiculous. 1. Florida Requires Schools To Call the Gulf of Mexico the ‘Gulf of America’ On Inauguration Day, President […]
Renewed calls for sweeping deportations have sent a wave of panic through America’s farms—and for good reason. Almost 14.5 million tons of produce were left unharvested across the U.S. in 2023 alone. Labor shortages already plague agriculture. Mass deportations will exacerbate the issue. But the crisis is bigger than immigration enforcement. Even as undocumented workers […]
The Washington, D.C., city council convened on Wednesday to discuss the FY 2026 budget. One of the topics on the council’s agenda was reviewing proposals to repeal Initiative 82, the District of Columbia Tip Credit Elimination Act of 2022, which has hurt the district’s restaurant industry and workers since its enactment. Initiative 82 passed with […]
Sen. Josh Hawley (R–Mo.) has introduced a bill to increase the federal minimum wage, which has been $7.25 an hour since 2008. Hawley wants it to be $15 an hour. Many of us thought that the minimum wage issue was settled, but here we are again. This is freshman-level economics: If you introduce a price […]