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The election over, it’s time for a $15 minimum wage
Speaker Mattiello On Tuesday, voters in Alaska, Arkansas, Nebraska and South Dakota passed measures to raise the minimum wage in their states. These states are Republican strongholds, yet minimum wage...
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2014: The year RI jailed workers in poverty
Santa Brito in front of the Hilton Providence, March 14. The most poignant and politically instructive story I covered in 2014 was the shameful treatment of the Providence hotel workers who, having...
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Retired teacher Susan Donovan to run for Ray Gallison’s seat
Susan Donovan, a lifelong Bristol resident and a longtime teacher in the local schools, is running for former Rep. Ray Gallison’s State House seat, she announced in a news release today. “A retired...
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Legislative leaders nix community grants, keep legislative grants
General Assembly leaders say they are eliminating the controversial community service grants that former Rep. Ray Gallison used to fund an organization he worked for, but they are leaving in place the...
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Dead millionaires among Speaker Mattiello’s top priorities
The priorities, said Speaker of the House Nicholas Mattiello, are raising the minimum wage, eliminating the double tax on leased cars, increasing the level of income that would be exempted for retirees...
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