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Mod Pizza closes 5 California locations as minimum wage law takes effect

The popular West Coast pizza chain has closed five California locations just before the state enacts a new minimum wage law this month that increases fast-food workers’ hourly wages from $16 to $20. Mod Pizza, nicknamed the “Chipotle of pizza” with 500 stores across the U.S. and Canada, abruptly closed its store in Clovis, near […]

Judge to rule in congestion pricing suit before tolls set to take effect

A federal judge in New Jersey on Thursday ruled in a ruling that could set a precedent in a legal battle to block New York City’s congestion pricing, starting in mid-June when the controversial $15 toll goes into effect. He also said that it would be handed down earlier. Judge Leo Gordon will seek to […]

California’s $20 minimum wage for fast-food workers goes into effect

16 Handles CEO Neil Hirschman discusses the impact of Governor Gavin Newson’s new minimum wage law on Barney & Company. A new California law raising the minimum wage for fast-food workers in the state to $20 an hour goes into effect Monday, affecting restaurants with at least 60 locations nationwide, excluding those that make and […]

J.K. Rowling Dares Scotland to Arrest Her as Hate Crime Law Goes into Effect

JK Rowling, an author and outspoken feminist, was arrested by police for criticizing transgender ideology as Scotland’s controversial hate crime bill came into force on Monday. Rowling, who lives in Scotland, has warned that new hate crime and policing laws enacted by the left-wing separatist Scottish National Party government will have a stifling effect on […]

REPORT: Lobstermen Quit As New Regulations Go Into Effect

Maine lobstermen are reportedly quitting amid growing dissatisfaction with new regulations enacted by the state at the beginning of the year. Regulations by the Atlantic Coast Commission went into effect Jan. 1 and require lobster fishermen to notify authorities through monthly reports about when, where and how they harvest lobsters. WGME report. Many fishermen are […]

America’s toxic politics are having an unholy effect on religion 

In my last column, I pointed out the divisions within the Catholic Church that are disrupting Pope Francis’ papacy. Today, those lines spill over into our politics. This is not surprising since people of different faiths can also get involved in political disputes. Adeel Mangi will become the first Muslim-American to serve on a federal […]

Texas Immigration Law Won’t Take Effect Yet After Supreme Court Extends Pause

The Supreme Court on Monday extended a stay on a Texas law that allows local police to arrest immigrants who enter the country illegally. Put simply order, Justice Samuel Alito once again extended the administrative stay preventing SB4 from going into effect after the stay expired today. In early March, the Biden administration asked the […]