New York Doubles Down on Delivery Wage Disaster
After restaurant delivery drivers quit in droves and costs soared, the city is expanding minimum wage rules to grocery couriers.
After restaurant delivery drivers quit in droves and costs soared, the city is expanding minimum wage rules to grocery couriers.
Law enforcement launched 30 tear gas canisters into Amy Hadley's home, smashed windows, ransacked furniture, destroyed security cameras, and more. The government gave her nothing.
By calling the Manchester Road Corridor “blighted,” the city can now use eminent domain to clear the way for a $436 million project.
The lesson isn’t that decriminalization can’t work. It’s that Portland-style governance is broken.
A previous pilot program found free access slowed down buses in New York City, which already has the slowest buses in the nation.
Gloria Gaynor had almost finished paying off her house in Upper Darby, Pennsylvania. But she will not see a dime in equity.
Trump’s federal takeover of D.C. was just one example of Republicans curbing local autonomy under the banner of public safety.
The Guardian Angels founder and New York mayoral candidate talks about crime, drugs, zoning, and what the government could learn from squatters.
The former WWE star and current mayor of Knox County explains how limiting government, protecting economic freedom, and trusting communities over bureaucrats can build a stronger foundation for liberty.
The Guardian Angels founder battles Zohran Mamdani for the anti-establishment vote while he fights Eric Adams and Andrew Cuomo for the anti-socialist vote.
Big city mayors' progressive ambitions are on a collision course with fiscal reality.
The roughly 25-inch plot has a mosaic reading, "Property of the Hess estate which has never been dedicated for public purposes."
Perversely, distrust may encourage the government to grow bigger and more intrusive.
Despite meeting all the requirements, the Board of Commissioners in Clayton County made an arbitrary decision to deny Khalilah Few a conditional use permit to open her salon.
The family also faced over $1,600 in fines, which were ultimately dropped.
A mom who trusted her kids to play outside ended up under repeated investigation.
In a rare and significant decision, a federal court ruled Brandon Fulton can sue directly under the Takings Clause—without Congress creating a specific remedy.
Federal overspending is squeezing states and cities, forcing them to raise taxes, slash services, or pile on more debt.
Occupational licensing can be useless, harmful—and even a threat to free speech.
Years after home equity theft was ruled unconstitutional, Michigan keeps looking for ways around the ruling.
Once a champion of school choice, New York’s mayor has caved to union pressure—leaving tens of thousands of students stuck on waitlists.
Financial historian and attorney Richard E. Farley explains how political games, union power, and creative accounting tanked New York City in 1975—and why it could happen again.
A federal judge ruled that Peninsula Township’s former restrictions on music, events, and grape sourcing violated the rights of local wineries.
If Zohran Mamdani turns socialist rhetoric into policy, New York’s financial giants may not stick around to see how that plays out.
The state just cracked down on a form of state-sanctioned robbery, where governments seized and sold homes over minor tax delinquencies—and then pocketed the profits.
Voters overwhelmingly supported Initiative 83, but Democratic lawmakers have been hesitant to adopt it.
The highest earner received a grand total of $523,351.
The city where The Truman Show was filmed balances communal norms with private preferences.
Despite the setback, Middletown Township is taking the case to the state supreme court.
Bureaucratic requirements impose burdens only on people not inclined to break the law.
“There's no such thing as a free stadium,” says J.C. Bradbury. “You can't just pull revenue out of thin air.”
The owners faced fines of up to $18,000 for keeping the pig within city limits.
Despite this setback, a coalition of municipalities is challenging the state’s housing program in federal court.
Zohran Mamdani’s proposal for state-run supermarkets exposes the inefficiencies of state-run education.
The Douglas, Michigan, city government is hitting a homeowner with crushing fines after reversing its own approval. She’s fighting back in federal court.
New York mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani wants to open city-owned grocery stores. The U.S. already has a few, and they're a cautionary tale.
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Twenty years after Susette Kelo lost at the Supreme Court, the land where her house once stood is still an empty lot.
But now his case against the government can move forward.
Brentwood business owners are challenging the city’s definition of blight in an ongoing lawsuit against city officials' use of the dubious designation to invoke eminent domain.