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Seattle Restaurant Owner Cries After Minimum Wage Hike Forces Her to Close

A small business owner in Seattle, Washington, says he's been “crying every day” about his restaurant closing due to the state's new minimum wage hike to more than $20 an hour. Democratic-controlled cities law Breitbart News reported that the minimum wage increase from $19.97 to $20.76 went into effect on the first day of 2025. […]

‘Potato cartel’ colluded to artificially hike french fry, hash brown prices: lawsuits

A “potato cartel” allegedly conspired to artificially raise the prices of fries and hash browns in order to corner the $68 billion frozen spud market, according to multiple lawsuits. After decades of consolidation, Lamb Weston, Canada-based McCain Foods, J.R. Simplot Company and Cavendish Farms Inc., according to an antitrust lawsuit filed in the U.S. District […]

GOP mocks Gavin Newsom’s ‘brag’ over modest increase in homelessness hike

California Republican leaders ridiculed Gov. Gavin Newsom's blistering response to a critical analysis of the Golden State's response to homelessness, saying the increase in homelessness is not worth celebrating. State Senate Minority Leader Brian Jones declared year-end for the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and criticized Mr. Newsom. homeless assessment report An indictment […]