Federal Government Trails 23 States on Minimum Wage – Political Opinion

Last year, the federal government strengthened its commitment to workers by increasing the minimum wage. This multi-stage federal minimum rate hike occurred, in large part, because inflation had eroded the value of the 1997 federal increase—leading...

Bahamian National Convicted of Transporting Tons of Cocaine And Marijuana

A Bahamian national formerly residing in Haiti was convicted this week by a jury in U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia on charges of narcotics distribution, Assistant Attorney General for the Criminal Division Alice S. Fisher announced.