The minimum wage hike in Washington, D.C, is already devastating employment in the region and is linked to the largest loss of restaurant jobs in the last 15 years.
If you're driving on the Massachusetts Turnpike two months from now, don't expect to see any toll collectors. They're slated to be replaced in late October by an electronic, cashless tolling system.
The Massachusetts Department of Transportation announced this week it will completely demolish all the toll plazas on Interstate 90 by the end of 2017, as the state switches to all-electronic tolling on the turnpike and Boston tunnels.
