Tag: Minimum wage
House oks $15 minimum wage, setting marker for 2020 campaign
House Democrats approved legislation Thursday to raise the federal minimum wage for the first time in a decade, to $15 an hour,...
Ballot initiatives buck legislatures in GOP-leaning states
Marijuana legalization. An increase in the minimum wage. Expansion of Medicaid. Come Election Day, voters in a batch of Republican-dominated states will weigh in...
Angelo Amador: Alabama’s minimum wage decision is aimed at the future,...
At a time when Alabama’s unemployment rate is at an all-time low and world-class companies are selecting the state to lay down roots, Alabama...
Charter Communications ups minimum wage to $15 an hour, credits tax...
The telecom giant Charter Communications is raising the minimum wage to $15 per hour, the company announced in a blog post Friday.
Charter's 95,000 employees will see...
Appeal filed in lawsuit over Alabama minimum wage law
Civil rights groups are appealing a federal judge's dismissal of a lawsuit challenging an Alabama law that blocked the city of Birmingham’s plans to...
Presidential Primary Brief: 182 days until Election Day
182 days until Election Day
Convention Dates: Republican July 18-21 2016, Democratic July 25-28 2016
Weekly Headlines:
John Kasich suspends campaign for President
Ted Cruz suspends his campaign for...
Alabama legislative week in review: March 21 – March 25, 2016
Legislators briefly passed through Montgomery this week with an eye toward their spring break, which began Thursday and won't have them back in the...
Mobile delegation opposes amendment to allow vote on minimum wage hike
The House Committee on Mobile County Legislation met Wednesday to discuss a slew of local legislation, including HB248 from Rep. Napoleon Bracy (D-Mobile). The constitutional amendment...
State Senate OKs minimum wage uniformity, blocks Birmingham increase
The Alabama State Legislature is pushing back against cities hoping to set their own minimum wage standards.
Thursday, the Alabama Senate voted in favor of HB174 — also known as...
House Committee approves bill prohibiting cities from setting minimum wage
The House Committee on State Government met Thursday to discuss a bill from Rep. David Faulkner (R-Birmingham), HB174, also called the "Uniform Wage and Right-to-Work...
