Has California $20 Wage Hike Backfired?

How has Gavin Newsom’s $20 minimum wage for fast food workers affected the state? The Employment Policies Institute thinks it knows the answer. California’s $20 Wage Woes A new survey is claiming that California’s fast-food industry is in turmoil – thanks to Governor Gavin Newsom’s $20-an-hour minimum wage law.  Fast Food Fiasco According to the … Read more

California Senate Advances Major Slavery Reparations Legislation

In a bid to address the state’s long-standing legacy of slavery and racial discrimination, the California Senate has passed a trio of reparations bills. Reparations Revolution One of the bills, Senate Bill 1403, led by State Senator Steven Bradford, would establish the creation of the California American Freedmen Affairs Agency.  Tracing Ancestry This agency would … Read more