11 April 2006
04.11.06 AR: Huckabee signs law boosting minimum wage
by aflciopolitical
Gov. Mike Huckabee signed into law Monday a bill that will raise the state’s minimum wage to $ 6. 25 an hour, giving Arkansas ’ workers a higher minimum wage than is paid in any surrounding state. The increase was one of several bills adopted by the A
06 April 2006
04.05.06 AR: Ark. minimum wage increase headed to governor's office
by aflciopolitical
LITTLE ROCK - A bill to increase the state's minimum wage by $1.10 won legislative approval Wednesday, giving workers high hopes they will see an increase for the first time in nine years. The House approved the measure to raise the wage from $5.15 an hou
04.06.06 AR: House OKs minimum wage hike; Senate sends funeral protest bill to governor
by aflciopolitical
LITTLE ROCK - Legislation to increase the state's minimum wage easily passed the House on Wednesday, virtually assuring that thousands of Arkansas workers will get a $1.10 an hour raise this fall. House Bill 1033 by Rep. Benny Petrus, D-Stuttgart, passed
04.06.06 AR: Arkansas legislators agree on $6.25 hourly wage
by aflciopolitical
LITTLE ROCK - A bill to increase Arkansas' minimum wage to $6.25 an hour was closer to becoming law Wednesday as legislators largely rejected arguments that a mandated hike could cost the state jobs. The increase from the current $5.15 rate, a 21.4 percen
03 April 2006
04.03.06 AR: Minimum Wage Hike Approved By Committee
by aflciopolitical
A committee of the Arkansas state Senate has endorsed a bill to raise the minimum wage in Arkansas from $5.15 per hour to $6.25 per hour. The Senate Public Health, Welfare and Labor Committee endorsed the bill Monday on a voice vote. The bill must still b
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