President Joe Biden on Tuesday issued an executive order requiring federal contractors to pay their workers at least $15 an hour. Federal agencies on Jan. 20, 2022, must include a $15 minimum wage in all new contract solicitations. By March 30 of next year, all agencies will need to implement the minimum wage into new contracts and…
Biden to Mandate $15 Minimum Wage for Federal Contractors
President Joe Biden on Tuesday will issue an executive order requiring federal contractors to pay their workers at least $15 an hour. Federal agencies on Jan. 20, 2022, must include a $15 minimum wage in all new contract solicitations. By March 30 of next year, all agencies will need to implement the minimum wage into new contracts…
Newsom Hails Federal Moves to Let California Set Tougher Vehicle Emissions Standards
April 27, 2021
admin
California emissions waiverclimate changeNorthern CaliforniaPoliticsRegional-Local NewsSouthern CaliforniaUSUS News
0 Comment
California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Monday praised the Biden administration’s announcement that it was moving to restore California’s emissions waiver, a policy shift that would let the state set more stringent emission standards for cars and SUVs. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Monday announced that it is considering overturning a Trump-era action called the…
Alleged Cryptocurrency Scam Affects Hundreds of Small Investors
April 27, 2021
admin
BusinessCrime and Incidentscryptocoincryptocurrenciescryptocurrency fraudsCryptocurrency ScamsElon MuskelonfarmsInvestmentMarketsUS
0 Comment
Cryptocurrency enthusiasts not only lost money they had approved for a presale transaction, but also lost all the money in their Trust Wallet over this past weekend, through a deception that gave scammers access to their entire wallet, according to people who claimed to have been affected. The victims, who may number in the hundreds, invested…
Cryptocurrency Scam Affects Hundreds of Small Investors
April 27, 2021
admin
BusinessCrime and Incidentscryptocoincryptocurrenciescryptocurrency fraudsCryptocurrency ScamsElon MuskelonfarmsInvestmentMarketsUS
0 Comment
This past weekend was tough for some cryptocurrency enthusiasts who not only lost the money they approved on a presale transaction, but they also lost all the money in their Trust Wallet through a deception that gave the scammers access to their entire wallet. The victims invested in efarms, a new cryptocurrency launched by elonfarms,…
Living Without Regrets: Q&A With Dr. Harley A. Rotbart
Dr. Harley A. Rotbart sees life from a unique perspective. As a physician, heart surgery patient, and child of a Holocaust survivor, he understands that life is precious and fleeting. He has written two books aiming to help people stamp out regrets: “No Regrets Parenting: Turning Long Days and Short Years Into Cherished Moments With…
No Election yet as Liberal Minority Government Survives Third Budget Confidence Vote
OTTAWA—With the help of the NDP, Justin Trudeau’s minority Liberal government has survived the last of three confidence votes on its massive budget. The House of Commons approved Monday the government’s general budgetary policy by a vote of 178-157. Liberals were joined by New Democrat MPs in voting for the budget, in accordance with NDP…
Federal Daycare Plan Sparks Concerns
As the federal government plans to expand taxpayer-funded daycare, some critics are taking issue with the plan’s exclusion of non-licensed care and lack of esteem for stay-at-home moms. In the recent federal budget, Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland announced $30 billion over the next five years for early learning and child-care services, with $8.3 billion becoming…
Lawmakers Urge Biden Administration to Reduce Reliance on China for Critical Minerals
Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) and Rep. David McKinley (R-W.Va.) on Monday led a bipartisan group of lawmakers in calling on the Biden administration to establish a “rare-earth metallurgical cooperative” to reduce the nation’s reliance on Beijing for the specialized minerals that are used to build electronics, military weapons, and other high-tech equipment. In a letter…
Every COVID-19 Lockdown Fine Must Be Reviewed: UK Lawmakers
Every fine issued under the UK government’s COVID-19 lockdown rules must be reviewed, said a cross-party committee of British lawmakers who called the system “muddled, discriminatory, and unfair.” In a report published on Tuesday, the Parliament’s Joint Committee on Human Rights (JCHR), which is composed of both MPs and peers, set out “significant concerns” over…
-
Recent Posts
-
Archives
- May 2025
- April 2025
- July 2023
- June 2023
- May 2023
- April 2023
- March 2023
- February 2023
- January 2023
- December 2022
- November 2022
- October 2022
- September 2022
- August 2022
- July 2022
- June 2022
- May 2022
- April 2022
- March 2022
- February 2022
- January 2022
- December 2021
- November 2021
- October 2021
- September 2021
- August 2021
- July 2021
- June 2021
- May 2021
- April 2021
- March 2021
- February 2021
- January 2021
- December 2020
- September 2013
- July 2013
- March 2013
- January 2013
- December 2012
- November 2012
- December 1
-
Meta