HARTFORD, Conn. - Gov. M. Jodi Rell greeted lawmakers at the opening the 2009 legislative session Wednesday with a warning that cuts to the new state budget will have to be deep and will affect every state agency and program. In her annual State of ...
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Toni Hartse dashed around the Volunteers of America Food Bank in Everett on Wednesday. For every hour she talked to customers and directed them through the line, she earned $8.07. Today she and tens of thousands of Washingtonians get a raise to $8.55 ...
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An increase of Florida's minimum wage at the start of the new year is reigniting a debate about whether the benefits outweigh the consequences. For an estimated 400,000 Florida workers, the increase from $6.79 to $7.21 means an extra $16.80 for a 40 ...
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Matt Kirkpatrick prepares a pepperoni pizza at Imo's Pizza in Cape Girardeau, where he earns minimum wage. (FRED LYNCH ~ flynch@semissourian.com) [Order this photo] With the start of the new year, minimum wage workers are making 40 cents more per ...
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UT researcher gets $1.5M grant for cancer treatment initiative SBA input saves small firms billions in costs Florida’s minimum wage to climb 6.2% Florida’s minimum wage will get a boost Jan. 1, but it will cost the state thousands of jobs ...
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TESS VIGELAND: One more reason to cheer the new year? Many of America's least-paid workers just got a raise. The minimum wage went up today in about a dozen states. In some cases, it's a couple dollars or more higher than the federal benchmark of $6 ...
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SALEM, Ore. - The minimum wage in Oregon increased by 45 cents an hour on New Year's Day, from $7.95 an hour to $8.40 an hour. The increase means an extra $936 a year for a minimum-wage worker who puts in 40 hours per week. State officials say ...
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