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Calif. Gov. Newsom Signs Bill Banning Plastic Bags At Grocery Stores Into Law

California Governor Gavin Newsom (left) speaks onstage with Salesforce.com CEO Marc Benioff (right) during Salesforce.com's Dreamforce in San Francisco, California on September 17, 2024. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images) By Brooke Mallory, OAN StaffMonday, September 23, 2024 4:56 p.m. Under a new rule signed into law by California Governor Gavin Newsom on Sunday, Californians will […]

Grocery Store Chain Aldi Raising Minimum Wage to $18 and $23 an Hour

Popular grocery store chain Aldi announced on September 4 that it will raise its minimum wage to $18 and $23 an hour as the company grows. Aldi's press release further stated that the company plans to hire more than 13,000 store and warehouse employees across the country as the holiday season approaches. open Additional stores. […]

California passes ban on plastic grocery bags again, this time nixing thicker plastic bags

California lawmakers have passed a second plastic bag ban after acknowledging that the state's first ban failed to achieve its goal of reducing plastic waste. “We are deeply grateful for this recognition,” said State Sen. Katherine Breakspear (D-Encinitas) and State Assemblywoman Rebecca Bauer Kahan (D-Orinda). Los Angeles Times A more comprehensive law was needed to […]

Grocery stores roll out surge pricing: Smart move or consumer exploitation?

No matter how much the Biden-Harris Administration downplays and denies it, food prices are rising and Americans are struggling to put food on the table. Americans are spending the highest percentage of their income on food in the past 30 years, and that shows no signs of slowing. By the end of last year, the […]

Major grocery chain ending tobacco sales

Stop & Shop, a major grocery chain, Announced this week The company announced that it would stop selling tobacco products. The East Coast chain has 360 stores in Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York and New Jersey. The company said it would stop selling cigarettes and tobacco products by August 31 as part of its […]

Harris Milwaukee rally-goers support grocery price controls policy

MILWAUKEE, Wis. — Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris flew to Milwaukee on the second night of the Democratic National Convention, holding a rally in the battleground state’s largest city while delegates were solidifying the nomination about 100 miles south in Chicago, a surprising move that suggested dysfunction among the party’s elites. Harris supporters gathered Tuesday […]

Trump mocks Harris’ grocery price control proposal as ‘Soviet style’ policy

Former President Donald Trump has accused Vice President Kamala Harris of pursuing “Soviet-style” economic policies after she announced her intention to impose price controls on food. Harris’ campaign announced Wednesday that if she becomes president, she would “institute a federal ban on food and grocery price gouging” to stop “big corporations” from taking unfair advantage […]