Record Number of Restaurants to Close; Council Meets Again on Initiative 82
• July 28, 2025

The District Council is voting on Monday, July 28, whether or not to reconsider a controversial local law that raised the minimum wage for all restaurant workers, including thousands who […]

Council May Overturn Tipped-Employee Minimum Wage Vote
• September 13, 2018

In July, a majority of Council members co-introduced a bill to overturn Initiative 77. Mayor Bowser also came out against the vote’s outcome. That resolution will be taken up at the Sept. 17 Council meeting.