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A D.C. Council member's amendment of Initiative 82 passed during Monday's session and vote over the city's budget. But not before some heated reactions from members of the public in ...
Data shows DC restaurants have been facing a series of economic headwinds like increased rent, higher food prices, and a ...
WASHINGTON — Remember Initiative 82? It aims to gradually increase the tipped minimum wage in D.C., and District voters passed it with overwhelming support last November. That means people like ...
President Donald Trump’s immigration policies have affected the restaurant industry, with sweeping ICE raids in the district. While Tomelden’s restaurant wasn’t affected by ICE arrests, the Initiative ...
The initiative with a new number, now Initiative 82, has survived court challenges and seems headed back to the voters again in November. Both sides in the debate are saying it’s the best or the ...
If Initiative 82 is an imperfect measure of the group’s strength across the District due to the factors Jayaraman outlined, then perhaps a mayoral or Council campaign is.
Opponents of Initiative 82 — an effort to boost the minimum wage of tipped workers in the District — on Friday continued their fight to keep the measure off the November ballot.
Initiative 82 could mean big changes for the DC restaurant industry—either terrible or great, depending on your point of view. Incrementally over the next five years, employers will go from paying ...
The Restaurant Association of Metropolitan Washington says restaurants are closing at a historic rate as DC Council debates repealing Initiative 82.