Schumer, Gillibrand push for $9.80 federal minimum wage

ALBANY — New York Senators Charles Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand support an increase to the federal minimum wage, while a similar proposal is stalled in Albany.

The Democrats support an increase in the federal minimum wage to $9.80 an hour. The current federal minimum wage is $7.25.

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‘Buy A House, Get A Visa’ Is The Latest Scheme Floated By Congress To Fix The Housing Market

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The Wall Street Journal reports that the bill is part of a larger piece of immigration legislation being introduced by Senators Charles Schumer (D., N.Y.) and Mike Lee (R., Utah) aimed at bringing [...]

APPLE to ban DUI checkpoint apps

 

It’s getting harder for tech-savvy drivers to pinpoint the locations of police drunken-driving checkpoints: Apple will ban from its online store future applications that inform users of checkpoints not publicized by police.

The move comes three months after four Democratic U.S. senators — Charles Schumer of New York, Harry Reid of Nevada, Frank Lautenberg of New Jersey and Tom Udall of New Mexico — asked [...]