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The D.C. Council on Monday voted 7–5 to partially repeal Initiative 82, a law aimed at gradually raising the tipped minimum ...
The D.C. Council voted on changes to Initiative 82, a controversial piece of legislation that changed how tipped workers were ...
The Trump administration enacted a slew of policies that placed some restaurants on high alert in Washington, D.C.
The D.C. Council opted to strip Initiative 82 of some of its provisions after the measure struggled to be fully implemented years after voters approved it.
Data shows DC restaurants have been facing a series of economic headwinds like increased rent, higher food prices, and a ...
The vote outraged the crowd, which erupted in anger and began shouting at the council members. WASHINGTON — Angry attendees let their feelings be known during a DC Council meeting Monday evening as ...
So much is at stake for DC residents in the 2026 budget. Funding for the RFK stadium, the contentious Initiative-82, and also ranked-choice voting.
Angry protests erupted as D.C. Councilmembers voted Monday to pass a compromise amendment partially repealing Initiative 82, and the chamber went into lockdown amid the uproar. Hours of debate ...
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 ...
D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser’s effort to repeal the District’s tipped minimum wage law was derailed by the D.C. council on Monday.
A proposal to repeal D.C.’s tipped minimum wage law was blocked Monday in a tense Council meeting, derailing Mayor Muriel Bowser’s push to roll back Initiative 82.
DC Council to vote on budget, ‘compromise' on wages for tipped workers Council members hope to restore more than $100 million in cuts proposed by Mayor Muriel Bowser.