Yana Paskova / Getty ImagesCommentary We Were Right: Newsom's $20 Min. Wage Has Now Nuked 20,000 Fast Food Jobs, Cost Remaining Workers Thousands in Lost Hours Conservatives warned that this would happen, and we were right. Sadly, an “I told you so” won’t bring back the jobs. By Johnathan Jones October 2, 2025
halbergman / Getty ImagesCommentary CA Minimum Wage Law Succeeds for Libs: Obliterates Jobs, Lands Nearly 20k People Closer to Street Living Thousands who were employed in California’s food industry last year are not employed in that sector this year, thanks to state lawmakers. By Johnathan Jones July 30, 2025
Mario Tama / Getty ImagesCommentary LA Business Owners Issue Warning About Devastating Consequences of Insane New Minimum Wage Law The latest terrible idea from coastal liberals is the $30/hour minimum wage, which could destroy Los Angeles' hotel industry. By Michael Schwarz July 2, 2025
Kayla Bartkowski / Getty Images In Surprise Twist, Normally Conservative Josh Hawley Pushes for $15 Minimum Wage "One major culprit of this is the failure of the federal minimum wage to keep up with the economic reality facing ..." By Bryan Chai June 11, 2025
bebopwaffleshop / X screen shotCommentary Popular Restaurant Unable to Survive Even One Day of New $20.76 Minimum Wage Law The owner of Bebop Waffle Shop will have to shutter her business, but still supports the minimum wage hike that forced her to close. By Ben Zeisloft January 2, 2025
Mat Hayward - The Recording Academy / Getty ImagesCommentary Dem Lawmaker Says the Quiet Part Out Loud as She Suddenly Changes Her Tune on the Senate Filibuster By embracing the filibuster now that it serves Democrats' purposes, Jayapal demonstrated the hypocrisy of disguising interests as principles. By Michael Schwarz November 12, 2024
Jesse Grant/Getty Images for Hart HouseCommentary Celebrity's Fast-Food Chain Suddenly Closes All Locations Following Minimum Wage Hike It's not easy shilling vegan fast food, even in trendy L.A.. But when the minimum wage goes through the roof, something has to give. By Joe Saunders September 14, 2024
Jae C. Hong / AP California's New $20 Fast Food Minimum Has Immediate Impact as Franchisees Are Forced Into a Bind “I schedule one less person, and then I come in for that time that I didn’t schedule and I work that hour.” By The Associated Press July 9, 2024
Justin Sullivan / Getty ImagesCommentary California's $20 Minimum Wage Sinks San Fran McDonald's in 'Gut-Wrenching' Loss After Over 30 Years of Service This is hardly the only fast-food restaurant that's getting hit hard in the Golden State, either -- and it's only going to get worse. By C. Douglas Golden June 24, 2024
Rick Diamond - Arby's / Getty Images Hollywood Nightmare: California $20 Minimum Wage Sinks Hollywood's 55-Year-Old Arby's Newsom inked his state’s new minimum wage into law last September and the results have been predictable for some. By Johnathan Jones June 20, 2024