McKee signs bill raising state’s minimum wage to $17 by 2027

PROVIDENCE – Gov. Daniel J. McKee on Monday signed into law an increase of the state’s minimum wage to $17 over the next two years.  The legislation, approved by both the House and Senate in June, raises the state’s minimum wage from the current $15 per hour to $16 per hour on Jan. 1 and

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