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Gentrification and I-82 wage debates reshape DC's culinary scene amid restaurant closures
Months after thousands of federal workers were laid off and Intative-82 was recently amended, DC redsidents react to their ...
DC debates future of Initiative 82 amid restaurant closures
Data shows DC restaurants have been facing a series of economic headwinds like increased rent, higher food prices, and a ...
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Record Number of Restaurants to Close; Council Meets Again on Initiative 82
Last week, a survey by the Restaurant Association of Metropolitan Washington found that new restaurant openings are down 17 ...
DC restaurant owner slams Initiative 82 and ‘exhausting’ ICE raids
President Donald Trump’s immigration policies have affected the restaurant industry, with sweeping ICE raids in the district. While Tomelden’s restaurant wasn’t affected by ICE arrests, the Initiative ...
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Washington, D.C. Pauses July 2025 Tipped Wage Hike
In November 2022, voters in Washington, D.C., approved Initiative 82, the “District of Columbia Tip Credit Elimination Act of 2022,” which set forth a gradual elimination of the use of the tip ...
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D.C. Council poised to consider Initiative 82 repeal
D.C. Council will take the first vote in a potential repeal of Initative 82, the voter-supported referendum that sought to eliminate the tipped wages credit for service workers. While backers called ...
New Initiative 82 amendment introduced. Here's what it means
The amendment was introduced Monday by councilmembers Charles Alan and Christina Henderson. Walmart Stabbing Suspect ...
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D.C. Council waters down I-82, affecting local restaurants
The D.C. Council voted Monday to gut Initiative 82, settling on what lawmakers billed as a compromise between fair-wage advocates and many in the restaurant industry — and sparking intense backlash.