Tuesday, August 07, 2018

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  • Trump Accuses California Of Causing Wildfires By 'Diverting' Water To Pacific

    As California wildfires claimed their seventh victim, Donald Trump finally
    HuffPost
  • California Passed $15 An Hour Two Years Ago -- How's It Working?

    In April, 2016, California Gov. Jerry Brown signed the state’s $15-an-hour minimum wage law into effect. As a consequence, the minimum wage went from $10 an hour to $10.50 an hour for businesses with 26 or more employees on January 1, 2017. On January 1 of this year, the minimum wage was hiked again to $11.00 an hour for larger employers and $10.50 for businesses with 25 or fewer employees. Federal jobs data for 2018 suggests that California’s rural manufacturing base might be getting hammered by the higher mandated minimum wage. Unless a future governor waives the scheduled increases due to economic weakness, the government mandated hourly wage hikes will keep coming—$1 per hour every year—until
    Forbes q
  • Chicago officials make plea to shooters after deadly weekend: 'Get your buddies to put down the guns’

    Chicago officials called on community members to hold shooters and gangs responsible after a violent weekend left at least 12 dead in shootings across the city. Rahm Emanuel, the embattled Democratic mayor who faces demands to resign over continued citywide gun violence, turned the blame onto criminals and repeat offenders during a Monday press conference. Mr Emanuel was joined by Eddie Johnson, the city’s police superintendent who has also faced criticism from activist groups over his handling of ongoing gun violence.
    The Independent

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