(This column originally appeared in The Guardian) Pennsylvania has been bombarded with political ads as Kamala Harris and Donald Trump duke it out for my state: the vital…
Gene MarksNovember 3, 2024
(This column originally appeared in The Washington Times) This month, California’s minimum wage for fast-food workers will increase from $16 to $20 per hour.…
Gene MarksApril 1, 2024
(This column originally appeared in The Guardian) My home city of Philadelphia has a population of about 1.6 million people, of which about 1…
Gene MarksDecember 3, 2023
(This column originally appeared in The Hill) For the past two years, my wife and I have spent a few winter weeks on Florida’s Sanibel…
Gene MarksJune 17, 2023
(This column originally appeared on The Hill) The Pennsylvania Senate race between John Fetterman (D) and Mehmet Oz (R) is being closely watched. And it…
Gene MarksOctober 12, 2022
(This article originally appeared in the Philadelphia Inquirer) The U.S. Senate rejected legislation last week that could have provided small businesses with up to $48…
Gene MarksMay 23, 2022
(This post originally appeared on Philly.com) Democrats in the U.S. House just passed the Protecting the Right to Organize Act, (more…)
Gene MarksFebruary 24, 2021
(This post originally appeared on Philly.com) By now, most small businesses are familiar with the economic relief available (more…)
Gene MarksFebruary 4, 2021
(This post originally appeared on The Guardian) Those of us who live in the Philadelphia area are used to occasionally seeing “old world” people around.…
Gene MarksNovember 27, 2019