Minneapolis City Council approves $15 minimum wage
The Minneapolis City Council approved a $15 minimum wage Friday, a move years in the making that will affect hundreds of businesses and thousands of workers across the city.
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111 terminally ill patients took their own lives in first 6 months of California right-to-die law
The End of Life Option Act made California the fifth state in the nation to allow patients with less than six months to live to request end-of-life drugs from their doctors.
Philadelphia commits to 100 percent renewable energy by 2035
Weeks after Mayor Jim Kenney denounced the White House’s move to reject the Paris climate accord, Philadelphia announced today that it has committed to transitioning to 100 percent clean energy.
Supreme Court to hear potentially landmark case on partisan gerrymandering
The Supreme Court declared Monday that it will consider whether gerrymandered election maps favoring one political party over another violate the Constitution, a potentially fundamental change in the way American elections are conducted.
YouTube introduces new measures to curb extremist video online
Google announces four measures to tackle problem, including better detection and greater counter-radicalisation efforts
Hawaii first U.S. state to declare everyone deserves basic financial security
Hawaii is taking the lead in embracing yet another innovative idea: universal basic income (UBI).
Apple issues billion-dollar ‘green’ bond to support clean projects
That money will go towards efforts to improve the energy efficiency of Apple’s own facilities, as well as throughout its supply chain, by financing renewable energy, procuring more recycled and renewable source materials so as to reduce its need to mine for them.
Renewables generated 10% of US electricity in March, breaking records
Combined wind and solar energy accounted for more than 10 per cent of U.S. power generation in March; the highest ever share of renewable energy in the nation’s power mix.
Hawaii becomes America’s first state to join the Paris climate accord
Hawaii has become the first American state to adhere to the Paris climate agreement, just days after President Trump announced the U.S. withdrawal from the international pact.
California and China have signed an agreement to develop clean energy technology
The two sides agreed to establish the California-China Clean Technology Partnership designed to drive innovation and commercialization in areas such as carbon capture and storage