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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.
Data shows DC restaurants have been facing a series of economic headwinds like increased rent, higher food prices, and a ...
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.
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.
The Restaurant Association of Metropolitan Washington says restaurants are closing at a historic rate as DC Council debates repealing Initiative 82.
Months after thousands of federal workers were laid off and Intative-82 was recently amended, DC redsidents react to their ...
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 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.
DC Council unveils budget with Commanders stadium funding and Initiative 82 repeal Annabella Rosciglione, Washington Examiner Jul 14, 2025 ...