General Assembly Approves Minimum Wage Increase
The House passed a bill today that would raise the minimum wage in Rhode Island by $.35 to $7.75 an hour. Because the proposal was already approved by the Senate, the bill now goes to the Gov. Chafee’s desk before it can take effect. If the governor signs it into law, it would be the [...]
Bill would raise minimum wage in Rhode Island
You’ll often hear the mantra that Rhode Island has one of the highest tax rates in New England. Well, on the other side of economic spectrum, we also have the second lowest minimum wage in New England. But Rep. David Bennett, D-Warwick, sponsored a bill that would raise Rhode Island’s minimum wage from $7.40 to [...]
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