PROVIDENCE – Gov. Gina M. Raimondo has proposed an increase in the minimum wage from the existing $9 an hour to $10.10, to help working families and strengthen the state’s middle class, according to a statement from her office.
Any increase would have to be authorized by the General Assembly. In January, under its approval, the minimum wage in Rhode Island rose to $9, from $8.
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The latest proposed increase will boost the state’s economy, argued Raimondo, speaking at a news conference.
The proposal drew criticism from an association of small businesses, the National Federation of Independent Business. Its Rhode Island director, Bill Vernon, called the proposal a “job-killing measure.”
