THE BUZZ!     Governor’s bill would raise Maryland’s minimum wage to $15 an hour this year First up, Could Maryland be getting a minimum wage increase to $15 an hour in 2023 Governor Wes Moore is trying to make it happen, Back in 2019 the the General Assembly passed a bill to raise the minimum wage to […]

Grammy Awards Officially Postponed So as we mentioned before the Grammy’s were possibly facing being postponed due to the spike in covid-19 cases.  And all suspicion rumors and reports were confirmed as the record academy  decided to officially push back the Grammy’s, which was set to air on January 31st, for the second year in […]

One-Armed Internet Sensation Hansel Emmanuel Donato Domínguez Receives D1 Basketball Offer From HBCU Sometimes there are stories that show you how resilient we can be as human beings and this story is one of those inspirational stories. Hansel Emmanuel Donato Domínguez now seventeen years old lost his arm when he was 6 when a wall […]

There's a major push for an increase in minimum wage...

There has been an ongoing fight to raise the minimum wage to $15 by 2022, but Mayor Pugh has vetoed the bill. During a press conference today, the Mayor of Baltimore said that “think it’s important that we follow the lead of the state.” This comes just days after City Council voted 11-3 in favor […]

Last night, Baltimore’s City Council passed a bill that would increase minimum wage to $15 by the year 2022.  The bill was passed with an 11-3 vote.  It is now the decision of Mayor Catherine Pugh to either sign or veto the bill.

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President Barack Obama extended a personal apology to a University of Texas at Austin art professor who took offense to “off-the-cuff” remarks he made about…

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Thirteen states are expected to raise their minimum wage this year, with 11 more considering pay increases. While local governments are taking the task of…

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More than one million people lost their unemployment benefits this past Saturday, due to the expiration of the emergency program that Congress did not extend.…