02 March 2006
Democrats propose legislation to increase minimum wage on Southern Standard
Tennessee does not have a state minimum wage. The federal wage was last raised in 1997 from $4.25 to $5.15, an amount state lawmakers say is not enough, especially for single parents...
01 March 2006
Iowa: Republicans cancel minimum wage debate
March 1, 2006 A meeting to discuss a proposed increase to the state’s minimum wage was scrubbed Wednesday, effectively ending any chance of the measure being approved this year.
Washington: Study of minimum wage is canceled
March 1, 2006 The Legislature has soundly defeated past attempts to tinker with the state's minimum wage, the highest in the nation at $7.63 an hour. Now legislators have decided they don't want to study the issue either. A bill calling for a study
Henderson State Oracle - Minimum wage increase fires debate
February 27, 2006 by Martha Myrick Discussion in Congress is once again in progress over whether to increase the federal minimum wage from $5.15 to $6.15. GARN (Give Arkansas a Raise Now), the coalition of proponents of a minimum wage increase, has re
02/27/06 - State committee passes minimum wage resolution
February 27, 2006 OKLAHOMA CITY — A Senate committee on Monday narrowly approved measures that would allow voters to decide on raising the minimum wage and permitting collective bargaining for municipal employees. The measures now go to the full Sen
2/28/06 - Des Moines: Iowa Democrats Want to Raise Minimum Wage
February 28th, 2006- If your job here in Iowa pays minimum wage, you make $5.15 an hour. Is that too low? Democrats in an evenly split Senate think it is. They say they have the 26 votes needed to raise that amount...
Minimum Wage Hike Debate Hits State
February 28, 2006 By Judith R. Tackett, [email protected] Tennessee is one of only six states without a minimum wage law, a fact that state legislators are now addressing. The minimum wage in the state currently follows the national f
NM Minimum Wage Warriors Won’t Give Up :: ILCA Online :: Making Labor Media a Force to Be Reckoned With
Albuquerque, NM - They may have been rejected at the Roundhouse, but those who want to raise the state minimum wage aren’t giving up. They’re taking their campaign to local governments - and there are still rumors Governor Richardson will call a speci
27 February 2006
KOTV - The News on 6 - Minimum Wage Bill Clears State Senate Committee
February 27, 2006 OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) _ A Senate committee on Monday narrowly approved measures that would allow voters to decide on raising the minimum wage and permitting collective bargaining for municipal employees. The measures now go to the full Sen
Legislature rejects ‘Wal-Mart law’ - 2/25/06
February 25, 2006 By STEVEN K. PAULSON THE ASSOCIATED PRESS DENVER - Lawmakers killed a measure Friday that would have forced large corporations such as Wal-Mart to pay a minimum amount of their labor costs for health care, saying it needs more work.
Philadelphia Inquirer | 02/26/2006 | 'Wal-mart' bill in N.J. seeks health benefits
Posted on Sun, Feb. 26, 2006 Programs designed for the indigent are being tapped by workers at big firms. By Kaitlin Gurney Inquirer Trenton Bureau TRENTON - State Sen. Joe Vitale fought for years to expand FamilyCare, New Jersey's health-insuranc
The Call - News - 02/14/2006 - Lawmakers skip tradition to beat minimum wage bill deadline
PROVIDENCE -- Breaking with General Assembly tradition, the Senate last week sent the House version of the bill raising the minimum wage to the governor before the House passed the Senate version of the same legislation.
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Thursday, February 16, 2006, 7:05:34 AM By Steve Nicoles (Cedar Rapids – KCRG) -- Iowa is one of 32 states that match the federal minimum wage of $5.15 an hour but that could change if state lawmakers pass one of a number of bills aimed at raising
The Call - News - 02/15/2006 - Carcieri bows out of battle over minimum wage
PROVIDENCE -- Gov. Donald Carcieri is throwing in the towel in the fight over increasing the minimum wage. Carcieri announced Tuesday that he will not veto the minimum wage bill after all, bowing to the reality that the General Assembly would have ove
Group wants minimum wage increase on the ballot
Holly Doyle, News 3 Reporter February 13, 2006 - 7:22PM (NEWS 3) - Michigan Needs A Raise. That's the name of a group launching an effort to raise the minimum wage in Michigan from $5.15 an hour to $6.85. The goal is getting it on the ballot. All
OK - State House panel says no to minimum wage increase of $1
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — In a straight party-line vote, a state House committee Wednesday rejected a proposed $1 increase in Oklahoma’s minimum wage supporters said would help fight poverty in the state...
Some Alabama substitute teachers make close to minimum wage
February 27, 2006 Substitute teachers in Alabama make as little as 37-dollars a day, a figure close to the federal minimum wage of five dollars and 15 cents an hour for a seven-and-a-half hour work day...
Md. Considers Yearly Minimum Wage Increase
Feb 25th - 12:04pm Gene Kuleta WTOP Radio ANNAPOLIS - Workers earning minimum wage in Maryland may get a pay raise -- every year. State lawmakers are talking about increasing the wage yearly to keep up with inflation.
Huron Daily Tribune - News - 02/24/2006 - Minimum wage hike focus of Dems’ town hall meeting
Megan Frounfelter, The Huron Daily Tribune BAD AXE — The Huron County Democratic Party discussed the benefits of increasing Michigan’s minimum wage during a town hall meeting on Thursday. Advertisement A citizen’s group, Michigan Needs a Raise,
23 February 2006
N.J. wants large employers to spend more on health care
TRENTON -- Saying some large companies such as Wal-Mart are shirking their responsibilities to provide health care to employees, state senators took up proposals Monday aimed at forcing employers to pay more for coverage. One measure would force compan
Kentucky: House panel approves health insurance bill aimed at Wal-Mart
FRANKFORT — Lawmakers chastised retailing giant Wal-Mart today, threatening to approve legislation that would force the world’s largest company to take better care of its more than 30,000 Kentucky employees. The proposal, which would require compan
R.I. bill aims to force large companies to pay for health care - Metro
A bill introduced in the Rhode Island General Assembly this month would require companies with over 1,000 employees in the state to spend at least 8 percent of their payroll on health care. The bill's sponsor, Rep. Amy Rice, D.-District 72, said the go
New Jersey: Health care measure draws fire
Friday, February 17, 2006 By HUGH R. MORLEY STAFF WRITER Opposition is brewing among business leaders to a bill in the state Legislature that would require large employers to pay for employee health coverage. The Senate bill would require N
