Tag: minimum wage
Self-described visionary and GOP gubernatorial candidate Giovanni Feroce wants to disrupt...
Giovanni Feroce sees himself as a proven leader, a visionary, someone who can create an economic future for Rhode Island as a hub for...
Can a former teacher-turned-House-minority firebrand capture the attention of voters...
Patricia Morgan has made a political career of standing up to power.A vocal critic of the truck tolls enacted this year in Rhode Island...
Matt Brown wants R.I.’s governor to focus less on business interests...
Matt Brown, a longtime activist for social, educational and environmental causes, wants to bring that mission to the top level of state government next...
Fung’s back! Do voters share his despair over the state’s direction?
Allan W. Fung, the nine-year mayor of Cranston, has launched a second campaign for governor, once again targeting now-incumbent Gina M. Raimondo, and pointing...
Raising minimum wage boosts economy
Increasing the minimum wage to $15 an hour is one of the best things we can do to simultaneously help low-wage, working families and...
Five Questions With Moira J. Walsh
Moira J. Walsh | State representative, D-Providence1. You were an advocate for an increase in the tipped minimum wage before you were a state...
What do you think of the proposed federal rule that would...
R.I. Attorney General Peter F. Kilmartin has joined 16 other state attorneys general in filing a letter that opposes a proposed U.S. Department of...
Santander raises its minimum wage to $15/hr
PROVIDENCE – Santander Bank announced that it is raising its minimum wage for its employees to $15 an hour.The increase in wages stems from...
Are lawmakers ready to deal on PawSox?
The General Assembly has returned to work with a few critical topics to consider and a host of other issues that will likely lead...
With new year, new R.I. rules take effect
PROVIDENCE – With the advent of the new calendar year, new provisions from the fiscal 2018 budget have taken effect.The 2018 fiscal year budget...
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