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Faith leaders call for immediate, not gradual approach to increasing minimum wage

By Jake Burns February 19, 2020 Faith leaders from across Virginia gathered below the State Capitol Wedneday to greet lawmakers and urge them to take a more immediate approach to increasing the minimum wage. Two proposals to increase Virginia’s minimum wage from $7.25 per hour, which has not changed since 2009, remain viable as the […]

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States, Employees Examine Wages

Closing The Wage Gap / Karl Kramer

By Vending Market Watch February 17, 2020 Pushes for pay increases continue as more and more states have considered legislation to raise their minimum wages, including Vermont, Ohio, Virginia, North Carolina and Rhode Island, to varying results. Ranstad US released a report last month detailing American workers’ perception of their wages of the Randstad 2020

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Flush with cash, Virginia lawmakers push for bigger raises for teachers

Closing The Wage Gap / Karl Kramer

By Gregory S. Schneider February 16, 2020 Virginia Democrats have money to go along with their newfound grip on power, and on Sunday, state lawmakers rolled out budget proposals that seek bigger raises for teachers and state employees along with a host of other spending increases. House and Senate money committees both emphasized education as

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A Bill that Would Raise Virginia’s Minimum Wage is Closer to Becoming Law

Closing The Wage Gap / Karl Kramer

By Matthew Fultz February 7, 2020 A bill that could raise the minimum hourly wage in Virginia, is one step closer to becoming a state law. Lisa Harris, who has worked at Kroger for 13 years, just above the minimum wage, said it’s time to make the change. Read More

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Hampton Roads small businesses weigh in on possible $15 minimum wage

Closing The Wage Gap / Karl Kramer

By Allison Bazzle February 4, 2020 A standard and moderate living doesn’t come cheap in the Hampton Roads area. The Economic Policy Institute in Washington D.C. found a four-person household must make more than $7,000 a month. Someone living on their own needs to make more than $3,000 a month. But small business owners across

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