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« Judging tomorrow for annual R.I. Scholastic Art Awards | Today | Carcieri, Chafee to help re-open Redwood Library » January 06, 2006Carcieri pitches compromise minimum-wage hikePROVIDENCE - Governor Carcieri announced today that he's working on compromise legislation that would boost the state's minimum wage, but by less than a bill pending in the General Assembly. Carcieri's legislation would provide a one-step increase in the minimum wage, from $6.75 to about $7.10 per hour, he said in a statement released today. House leaders this week introduced a bill they said they planned to "fast track" that would raise Rhode Island's minimum wage to $7.10 an hour as of March 1, and then boost it to $7.40 per hour on Jan. 1, 2007. Carcieri, who vetoed an increase in the minimum wage last year, has said that he hoped to reach an agreement on an increase that would help Rhode Island’s most vulnerable citizens and families, while also protecting Rhode Island jobs. The governor believes that the two increases proposed in the House bill could hurt Rhode Island's ability to attract new businesses and undercut his efforts to increase jobs. Posted by Jack Perry |
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