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SAN DIEGO, CA — Following the passing of legislation to raise the minimum wage for fast food workers in California, San Diego-based restaurant chain Jack-In-The-Box has announced it will now be rolling out a special offer of two tacos for just $20.
Published: Friday, December 1st, 2023 @ 1:42 am
By: Babylon Bee
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A proposed $17-an-hour federal minimum wage would cost North Carolina 98,000 jobs, according to an analysis by the right-leaning Employment Policies Institute.
Published: Sunday, November 12th, 2023 @ 9:07 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Sahra Wagenknecht to shake up German left
Published: Saturday, October 21st, 2023 @ 5:25 pm
By: John Steed
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Professional Sports Organizations, Legislators and Advocates Join Governor for Historic Bill Signing
Published: Monday, July 17th, 2023 @ 8:32 am
By: Governor's Office
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auto workers union blasts electric vehcile provision in "Inflation Reduction Act"
Published: Wednesday, July 12th, 2023 @ 7:43 am
By: John Steed
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The committee also increased tax on sports betting from 14% in the House version to 18%.
Published: Saturday, July 8th, 2023 @ 7:49 am
By: Carolina Journal
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In 2013, the new Republican-led General Assembly took steps to foster economic growth by lowering the state’s corporate income tax rate. The corporate income tax is a burden that ultimately falls on workers.
Published: Thursday, May 11th, 2023 @ 2:23 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Unemployment fell in March as the number of new jobs aligned with expectations, according to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics released Friday.
Published: Saturday, May 6th, 2023 @ 4:45 am
By: Daily Wire
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Nearly half a million students in Los Angeles missed school Tuesday after tens of thousands of workers employed with the second-largest district in the nation walked off the job, beginning a three-day strike demanding higher wages to afford Southern California living.
Published: Tuesday, April 4th, 2023 @ 10:58 pm
By: Daily Wire
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Declining Labor Force Participation and Real Wages
Published: Tuesday, March 21st, 2023 @ 1:25 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Public school teachers would receive “a substantial investment” of a minimum 10% pay bump under a resolution passed March 2 by the North Carolina State Board of Education.
Published: Monday, March 20th, 2023 @ 10:48 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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anti-immigration, anti-woke leader of Left Party quits party leadership
Published: Thursday, March 9th, 2023 @ 4:37 pm
By: John Steed
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In a new article at the Journal of Public Economics, Zachary S. Fone, Joseph J. Sabia, and Resul Cesur report, “Using data from the 1998–2016 Uniform Crime Reports and a difference-in-differences approach, we find robust evidence that minimum wage hikes increase property crime arrests among 16-to-24
Published: Monday, March 6th, 2023 @ 3:19 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Real wages have been falling 22 consecutive months
Published: Wednesday, March 1st, 2023 @ 7:10 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Congressional Budget Office Director Phillip Swagel revealed on Wednesday that the federal government could “run out of funds” between July and September.
Published: Thursday, February 23rd, 2023 @ 9:53 pm
By: Daily Wire
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The Consumer Price Index (CPI) fell 0.1% in December after increasing 0.1% in November, according to the latest release from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. On an annual basis, prices have increased 6.5%. Core inflation, which excludes volatile energy and food prices, rose 5.7% on an annual basis.
Published: Saturday, January 21st, 2023 @ 12:50 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The U.S. Supreme Court will not take up Cleveland County v. Conner, a case from North Carolina dealing with a dispute over an EMS worker's wages.
Published: Saturday, January 7th, 2023 @ 10:38 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Some argue that minimum wage increases would create more wealth for those with the greatest need in North Carolina
Published: Wednesday, January 4th, 2023 @ 11:56 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Speaking at the 59th Annual Economic Forecast Luncheon in Phoenix, Arizona, Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller implied that employers should slow down any wage increases they hand out so that the American economy can temper inflation.
Published: Saturday, November 26th, 2022 @ 7:06 pm
By: Daily Wire
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The Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 0.4% in September, greater than the increases in July and August and higher than projections, according to the latest release from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. On an annual basis, prices have increased 8.2%.
Published: Friday, November 4th, 2022 @ 1:53 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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RALEIGH – More than $30.1 million from the N.C. Volkswagen Settlement Program will be distributed by the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality to fund 161 new school buses across the state, with the majority of the funding going toward new all-electric school buses.
Published: Thursday, October 20th, 2022 @ 12:04 pm
By: Governor's Office
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North Carolina’s July unemployment rate remained unchanged at 3.4% for the fourth consecutive month according to the latest release from the North Carolina Department of Commerce. The national rate decreased by 0.1% to 3.5%.
Published: Wednesday, August 24th, 2022 @ 12:11 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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We all have witnessed examples of the worker shortage. Signs in business windows that read: “now hiring,” “please be patient, we are short on staff,” and “reduced hours” abound.
Published: Tuesday, August 2nd, 2022 @ 6:55 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Imagine you hire someone to perform yardwork, at a mutually agreed upon price.
Published: Friday, March 11th, 2022 @ 3:46 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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According to federal data, the average American’s wage is on the decline due to inflation.
Published: Monday, October 4th, 2021 @ 6:03 pm
By: Daily Wire
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Margot Cleveland of the Federalist focuses on one high-profile critic of raising the government-mandated minimum wage.
Published: Friday, April 23rd, 2021 @ 1:49 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Usually when we see rising wages, the economy is growing.
Published: Thursday, April 22nd, 2021 @ 10:49 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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As a small business owner for most of my life I traditionally opposed raising the minimum wage on the grounds that it would trigger cost increases across the board for everything. Now I’m changing my thinking for several reasons.
Published: Tuesday, March 9th, 2021 @ 4:08 am
By: Tom Campbell
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Editors at Issues and Insights wonder why advocates of an increase in the government-mandated minimum wage ignore clear, convincing evidence of its ill effects.
Published: Sunday, February 21st, 2021 @ 8:58 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Two new studies confirm that a higher minimum wage would not be an unalloyed gain for low-wage workers.
Published: Saturday, January 30th, 2021 @ 12:09 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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As he nears inauguration this week, President-Elect Joe Biden has proposed a $1.9 trillion relief package.
Published: Wednesday, January 20th, 2021 @ 11:53 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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