Ohio GOP Senator proposes minimum wage hike In a surprising departure from the conservative status quo, Ohio's Republican Senator Bill Blessing, has unveiled a proposal aimed at significantly increasing the state's minimum wage to $15 per hour ... 05/3/2024 - 4:07 am | View Link
GOP Ohio lawmaker floats alternative $15 minimum wage proposal in face of ballot measure: Capitol Letter An Ohio Senate Republican is floating a $15 minimum wage bill that's supported by the restaurant industry as an alternative to a ballot measure that's expected to make the November ballot. (AP ... 05/3/2024 - 1:00 am | View Link
With $15 minimum wage referendum looming, an Ohio Senate Republican offers a compromise A Senate Republican is pitching a compromise to a proposed constitutional amendment that could make the November ballot and raise the state’s minimum wage to $15 per hour for all workers. Legislation ... 05/2/2024 - 7:11 am | View Link
Moreno doesn't think the minimum wage should be a living wage. Tell that to workers. He is a frequent Dispatch contributor. Republican U.S. Senate candidate Bernie Moreno and his primary opponents all opposed raising the minimum wage. Both Moreno and Matt Dolan believe the minimum ... 04/19/2024 - 11:23 pm | View Link
California McDonald's franchisee shares struggle with 'unprecedented' impact of new minimum wage California is forcing fast food chains to get creative to afford the state's new $20 minimum wage. One McDonald's franchise owner, Scott Rodrick, is considering higher menu prices and reduced ... 04/12/2024 - 6:54 am | View Link
The Rockies, oh so desperately needed someone to make a big splash.
Two players delivered Friday night — one of them literally — in the Rockies’ 3-2 win over the Pirates at PNC Park.
Ryan McMahon led off the Rockies’ three-run sixth inning with a 445-foot homer that splashed down in the Allegheny River.
The Eta Aquarids meteor shower, which occurs each year as the Earth passes through remnants of Halley’s comet, is expected to reach its peak this weekend. Watchers can expect to see hundreds of meteors fill the sky in the pre-dawn hours. With the moon at a waning crescent, the show is expected to be even more vibrant than usual.
Chants of “disclose, divest, we will not stop, we will not rest” are reverberating across the globe as student-led protests in support of Palestine have popped up outside the U. S. and in countries like Australia, Mexico, and the U. K. as the Israel-Hamas war enters into its seventh month.
The best Taylor Swift needle drops will make you think about her music a little differently. A show like You might play with tone, turning an emotional ballad into comic relief, while The Buccaneers might help christen a new Swiftie classic with one pivotal scene. Some music syncs feel so seamless you may start to believe they were written specifically for a movie, while others, like Swift’s Valentine’s Day sweetheart anthem “Today Was a Fairytale,” actually was.
In a fast-food culture, there may be few things better for your health than making a simple home-cooked meal. But while the meal itself may be a good idea, the cooking part can be a problem—at least if you own a natural gas or propane stove. That’s the conclusion of a new study in Science Advances, showing that dangerous levels of nitrogen dioxide (NO2) are emitted by both kinds of stoves.
The findings are a result of new work conducted at Stanford University by environmental scientist Rob Jackson and graduate researcher Yannai Kashtan.