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Five people are dead and more than 40 injured after a vehicle sped through an event near Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Photo credit: Unsplash

Do you know your news? Nov. 23

Joshua Kamp November 22, 2021

1. A string of mass raids and looting-like-robberies, including a Nordstrom department store which was attacked by 80 people on Nov. 20, recently broke out in what area of the U.S.?a. New York Cityb. San...

Weber State University announces an increase of minimum wage from $7.25 to $10.00 an hour. Photo credit: Wikimedia Commons

Raising the minimum wage for hourly employees

Marisa Nelson April 19, 2021

Weber State University is raising its minimum wage to $10 an hour. The decision was made several years ago to keep raising the minimum wage of the University each year, and every year since, the university...

Texas has been hit with a winter storm that has caused record-breaking cold temperatures, snowfall and power outages. (Image from Pixabay

Do you know your news? Feb. 19

Joshua Kamp February 17, 2021

1. U.S. fast-food workers went on strike this week in 15 cities to force action on what issue? a. Minimum wage b. Workplace safety c. Workplace equality d. Healthcare 2. A dramatic decline of COVID-19...

Pros and cons of raising minimum wage

February 19, 2015

Living paycheck to paycheck is something students know about. Nazneen Ahmad, an associate professor of economics at Weber State University ledĀ a discussion about the pros and cons surroundingĀ minimum...

Viewpoint: Raise the minimum wage

January 28, 2014

One particular topic on the mind of many an American citizen is the minimum wage. Before the State of the Union Address, President Barack Obama made an executive order to raise the minimum wage for new...

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