Closing the Wage Gap
Read more about efforts to reverse income inequality.
State could bill City of Flagstaff $840,000 for minimum wage reimbursement
By Adrian Skabelund Feb 4, 2020 Flagstaff may have to pay the state of Arizona more than $840,000 over the next two fiscal years to cover the cost of the higher local minimum wage. The numbers give city officials their first taste of how a state law passed last year might affect Flagstaff. City Management
Nursing home question carrying $272 million cost
By Colin A. Young Jan 28, 2020 Supporter after supporter testified Tuesday in favor of a potential 2020 ballot question updating rates paid by state government to nursing homes, leading Sen. Patricia Jehlen to question where the money to pay the new, higher rates would come from. “Who’s going to pay for this? We don’t
Bennett to Trump: ‘Racism and Homophobia Unwelcome Here’
By Insider NJ January 28, 2020 The following is a full rough draft transcript of the speech that Atlantic County Freeholder Ashley Bennett intends to give on the boardwalk this evening as President Donald J. Trump prepares to take the state in Wildwood. (Bennett is a candidate for the Democratic nomination in Congressional District 2):
Florida Senate President Bill Galvano pledges ‘meaningful’ pay raise for state workers
By James Call Jan 28, 2020 Senate President Bill Galvano is backing up his “It’s on the table” pledge to state workers seeking a pay raise. Galvano told the Tallahassee Democrat on Tuesday the Senate will include a “meaningful” pay increase for state workers when it begins budget negotiations with the House. “The Senate budget,
Hooser: $13 in 2024 is Not Enough, Hawai‘i Deserves a Living Wage
By Wendy Osher January 29, 2020 A bill that seeks to incrementally raise the minimum wage in Hawaiʻi from the current $10.10 to $13 in 2024 will be heard in committee this week, but at least one former lawmaker is rallying for “$15 or fight.” “Thirteen dollars per hour in 2024 is not a ‘good
NEW ‘SOCIAL REGENERATION CHARTER’ OUTLINES OLD KENT ROAD COMMITMENTS INCLUDING LIVING WAGE COMMUNITY AND MEETING ALL HOUSING NEED FOR THE AREA
KATHERINE JOHNSTON 29 January, 2020 A “social regeneration charter” has been published by Southwark Council, outlining a series of commitments to reduce inequality and make sure development works for everyone in new “high-density areas”. The council also suggested that four new council estates could be built as part of the Old Kent Road regeneration scheme.