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Homelessness before the Supreme Court
April 23, 2024On Monday, the Supreme Court heard arguments about the measures a city can take to prevent homelessness in a pivotal case called City of Grants Pass v. Johnson. Grants Pass is a city in Oregon of about 39,000 people, which banned camping on public property,…
The Problems with California’s Minimum Wage Increase
November 17, 2023On September 28, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law a bill that will increase the minimum wage for fast-food workers to $20 per hour, starting in April of 2024. Upon taking effect, California’s fast-food workers will have the highest wage of the entire industry—and…