Closing the Wage Gap
Read more about efforts to reverse income inequality.
COMMENTARY: Foresters’ view on the $15/hour minimum wage
By Kennon Morris / Feb. 25, 2020 The Virginia Forest Products Association represents mainly small independent businesses in the forest products industry throughout rural Virginia—from sawmills, to loggers, to truck drivers, to equipment dealers. Our industry accounts for approximately 108,000 jobs with an industry impact of $21 billion to the commonwealth, representing the third largest
Guest Opinion: Moderate minimum wage hikes don’t impact employment MOST POPULAR Never Miss A Story Subscribe to The Intelligencer UPCOMING EVENTS CLOSE
By Jacqui Rogers / Feb. 26, 2020 Eight Nobel prize-winners were among the 600 economists who explained in a 2014 letter to Congress, “The effect of increasing the minimum wage on employment is probably the most studied topic in labor economics, and the consensus of the literature is that moderate increases in the minimum wage
Minimum wage to rise to $12.55 by 2022 in Vermont
By Lisa Rathke / February 25, 2020 MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — Vermont’s minimum wage will increase to $12.55 an hour by 2022 after the Democrat-led House voted Tuesday to override the Republican governor’s veto of the bill. The vote was 100-49. Since the Senate voted 24-6 this month in favor of the override, the House’s
Take five minutes: The facade of a minimum wage increase
By Maria Maresca / Feb.25, 2020 The current Democratic front-runners in the 2020 presidential race, Amy Klobuchar, Elizabeth Warren, Bernie Sanders, Joe Biden, and Pete Buttigieg, each hold common ground on one particular policy: Raising the minimum wage to $15 an hour. Though this glamorized utopian idea of increased hourly pay appears ideal, it is
Denver auditor to hold information session on minimum wage
By Michael Karlik, Colorado Politics / Feb 25, 2020 On Feb. 27, the Denver auditor’s office will hold an information session at the Central Library about the city’s new minimum wage regulations. “Understanding minimum wage laws shouldn’t feel like work. We’re here to help the people of Denver understand what they should be paid and
Col Owens: It’s time to raise the minimum wage, the single most effective way to undergird our economy
From nkytribune.com / Feb 26th, 2020 recognized that a robust market for goods and services requires consumers with the means to purchase them. The minimum wage is the single most effective public policy for ensuring that low-wage employers compensate employees more adequately. It also helps to undergird our economy, which is 70% dependent on consumer