NYC commuter discounts should extend outside five boroughs, pols argue
Two congressmen representing the Big Apple’s northern suburbs are asking the MTA to expand its congestion pricing program, which discounts rides on the Metro-North and Long Island Railroad. Rep. Pat Ryan (D-Ulster) and Rep. Mike Lawler (R-Rockland) sent a letter to MTA Chairman Jano Lieber on Tuesday asking for a temporary transit discount program that […]
RNC urges police to extend protestor restrictions around Milwaukee convention venue
The Republican National Committee (RNC) reportedly sent a letter to the Secret Service asking it to keep demonstrators away from the Milwaukee convention site in July. The three page letter is First reported by the New York Timesobjected to a plan that established specific areas in which demonstrators could demonstrate. Todd R. Stegelda, the letter’s […]
Trump-Aligned Republicans Silent After Voting To Extend Warrantless FISA Powers
After former President Donald Trump called for Congress to “kill” an extension of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA), some of his closest allies in Congress still voted for a reauthorization without an explanation for why. The House of Representatives moved to renew a 2-year reauthorization of FISA, without a warrant requirement, in a 273-147 […]
Gov. Tony Evers’s veto to extend school funding for 400 years in Wisconsin faces challenge from business lobby
The Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce’s Litigation Center, Wisconsin’s largest business lobby, asked the state Supreme Court to strike down a veto from Gov. Tony Evers (D-WI) that funded public schools for the next 400 years. Taxpayers Jeffery LeMieux and David DeValk filed an original action petition to bypass lower courts and head to the state’s […]
Labor group says California $20 min wage ‘just the beginning’ vows to extend to all sectors despite layoffs
Fair wage advocates are calling for California’s new $20 minimum wage law for fast food workers to be extended to all sectors to help working-class people struggling with the state’s high cost of living. . FOX Business spoke with Saru Jayaraman, president of One Fair Wage, to discuss what she described as a sharp rise […]
Labor group demands California’s $20 minimum wage for fast food workers extend to all sectors
Former Foster’s Freeze assistant general manager Monica Navarro spoke on “The Bottom Line” about the sudden closure and other people’s reactions. Fair wage advocates are calling for California’s new $20 minimum wage law for fast food workers to be extended to all sectors to help working-class people struggling with the state’s high cost of living. […]
Trump vows to extend tax cuts to billionaires during high-dollar fundraiser
Former President Donald Trump promised dozens of wealthy donors on Saturday in Palm Beach, Florida, that he would extend his signature tax cuts from his time in office should he win the presidential election. Trump, the presumptive Republican nominee, made the vow to about 117 donors during the private event, which brought in more than […]
White House urges Congress to extend internet subsidy program
The White House is asking Congress to extend an internet subsidy program for 23 million American households before the funding expires. Last October, the White House requested $6 billion to extend the program through December 2024, but Congress has yet to provide funding. April will be the last month for participants to receive full funding, […]
Alvin Bragg Pushes Judge To ‘Clarify Or Extend’ Gag Order Against Trump
Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg on Monday asked the judge overseeing former President Donald Trump’s hush money case to “clarify” his gag order against him. Judge Juan Merchan’s Tuesday order bars Trump from making statements regarding witnesses, prosecutors other than the district attorney, court staff, their families and prospective jurors. Bragg asked Merchan to clear […]
Luis Gil, Anthony Volpe extend Yankees’ start to best since 1992
PHOENIX — When news broke that Gerrit Cole would have to miss at least the first two months of the season with an elbow injury, questions arose as to how the Yankees would survive. It’s only been five games, but at 5-0, his replacement continued to impress in his first chance of the regular season […]