Initiative 77
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Activists Appeal Judge’s Denial of Petition Signatures
To the chagrin of fair-wage advocates, a recent D.C. court decision prevents the D.C. Board of Elections from certifying tens…
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EDITORIAL: When Voters Decide, Their Choice Should Be Respected
It's a slippery slope when elected officials begin to presume that they know better than their constituents.
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Repeal of Initiative 77 Questioned
After D.C. Council members Vincent Gray and Trayon White joined six other city lawmakers in voting to repeal Initiative 77,…
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D.C. Council Approves Initiative 77 Repeal
Much to the chagrin of many District voters, restaurant workers and grassroots activists, the D.C. Council have voted to repeal…
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WILLIAMS: African-American Tipped Employees Need D.C. Council to Repeal Initiative 77
Initiative 77 is a harmful law that doesn’t even address the issues it is claiming to fix in a meaningful…
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Is D.C. Council Poised to Repeal Initiative 77?
In July, about a month after a ballot initiative to gradually raise tipped workers' minimum wage over an eight-year period…
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D.C. Lawmakers Question Wage Bill’s Popularity
While the D.C. Council has faced backlash in its recent efforts to repeal a voter-approved ballot measure on the city's…
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D.C. Council Moves to Repeal Initiative 77
Last month, the voters of the District passed Initiative 77, which would gradually raise the tipped minimum wage in D.C.…
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Election Short on Surprises; Fallout Begins from Initiative 77
The District's 2018 primary election offered no real surprises.
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EDITORIAL: A Win for Workers
In the end, it's all about good food, excellent service and fairness.
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