NYC drivers one step closer to paying $15 congestion tax after board approval
New York City drivers will likely soon pay a $15 congestion tax every day they enter Manhattan south of 61st street this summer, following the Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s approval of the plan on Wednesday. The proposal was approved in an 11-1 vote, with just one MTA board member from Nassau County voting against the measure. […]
Bill to overturn ban on minors playing pinball moves forward in South Carolina
Lawmakers in South Carolina have advanced an effort to repeal a ban on minors playing pinball, which was implemented last century. The legislation was introduced last year but passed the state House Judiciary Committee unanimously on Tuesday, moving it to the full House floor for consideration. The law is seldom enforced, but Democratic state Rep. […]
House committee launches antisemitism investigation into Rutgers University
The House Education and Workforce Committee launched an antisemitism investigation into Rutgers University on Wednesday, citing the school’s “failure to protect Jewish students.” Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) sent a letter to six members of Rutgers senior leadership detailing allegedly antisemitic incidents and requesting documents related to communications, disciplinary action, and procedures involving antisemitism on […]
California’s $20 minimum wage is killing thousands of jobs
For eight years, Michael Ojeda delivered food for a Pizza Hut in Ontario, California, using the income he received to support his family. In December, the 29-year-old received a letter from the pizza franchise informing him that his employment was being terminated in February. The news shook him. “Pizza Hut was my career for nearly […]
Mike Lindell claims MyPillow warehouse receiving eviction notice had not been used in months
A MyPillow warehouse in Minnesota recently received an eviction notice from a judge, though CEO Mike Lindell has argued the property had not been used by the company for some time. The eviction notice for the warehouse in Shakopee, Minnesota, was issued alongside a lawsuit claiming that MyPillow was over $200,000 behind on rent payments […]
Georgia lawmakers advance transgender sports restrictions
The Georgia Senate passed a bill late Tuesday restricting students claiming transgender identity from playing sports that do not align with their biological sex, sending the measure to the state House. Several transgender-related measures were stitched together and attached to what was a bipartisan mental health proposal last week, and it passed over Democratic objections […]
Fetterman says Hamas is group of ‘rapists and cowards’ in wake of sexual assault details
Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) slammed some of his fellow members of Congress, as well as the United Nations, for refusing to condemn Hamas after a released hostage revealed in harrowing detail the sexual assault she received at the hands of the terrorists while in captivity. Amit Soussana was one of the roughly 250 Israelis who […]