By Adam Beam/Associated Press SACRAMENTO (AP) – Cheaper abortions, raises for some workers and grace for jaywalkers and loiterers are some of the hundreds of new laws that take effect in California […]
New state laws for 2023
$15 minimum wage in jeopardy
Efforts by Democrats to put a raise of the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour into a COVID-19 relief bill have been hit with a setback, as the U.S. Senate parliamentarian […]
$15 minimum wage won’t start
While President Joe Biden’s proposed $1.9 trillion “American Rescue Plan” looks like it will pass Congress, one component of it seems likely to be left behind: a raise in the federal minimum […]
Impeachment trial starts Feb. 8
The second impeachment trial of Donald Trump will begin on Monday, Feb. 8. According to the Associated Press, Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-New York) on Friday announced the schedule after making a deal […]
