by Connor D. Wolf A handful of states are considering bills designed to outlaw local minimum wage ordinances in a time when advocates have seen their biggest successes at the city level. Idaho, Alabama and Washington are all considering banning localities like cities from enacting their own minimum wages. The highest minimum wages, however, have been…
By Steve Birr A billionaire philanthropist is giving millions to help restore and conserve the National Mall’s monuments as government allocation continues to fail. David Rubenstein, founder of the Carlyle Group investment firm in Washington D.C., pledged $18 million Monday to the National Park Foundation, the charity arm of the National Park Service (NPS). The newest donation…
Today marks the father of our nation’s birthday. George Washington has become synonymous with America; people know his name and are familiar with some of his accomplishments. What is often not understood is just how important Washington was to founding and survival of the new American republic. Considering that Washington saved the fledgling nation on…
JP Carroll The legalization of marijuana production in certain U.S. states is hitting Mexican farmers hard, and taxing the massive, near omnipotent drug cartels south of the border. A Mexican farmer used to earn $100 per kilo of marijuana and now earns $30 per kilo, according to the Los Angeles Times. Production in Mexico has decreased…
Josh Fatzick A suicidal transgender woman with a gun holed herself up in a downtown Washington office building for nearly twelve hours Monday, snarling traffic and generally causing chaos in the busy business district. Already on heightened alert after the terrorist attacks in Paris, Police shut down ten square blocks near the White House until…
Police in Washington, D.C. are offering a $1,000 reward on information leading to the arrest of two women who sexually assaulted a man at local convenience store. WFSB 3 Connecticut CBS affiliate WWBT reports: Two women who twerked on and groped a man in a Washington, DC, convenience store are wanted for sex abuse. The…