Just a reminder as we 'celebrate' Labor Day. The federal hourly minimum wage is $7.25 and hasn't been raised since 2009.
That's the longest stretch without an increase since 1938.
On June 7, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) signed the '1836 Project' into law, with the goal of promoting 'patriotic education' and 'TX values.' 1836 was the year Texas won its independence from Mexico.
Nothing will bring George Floyd back to life. There’s nothing to celebrate in a jury doing its job in finding Derek Chauvin guilty. But in a country where police are rarely held criminally liable for murdering people, especially Black and brown people, this moment matters.