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Labor Sec. Perez supports raising min wage, eliminating tipped min wage
U.S. Labor Secretary Tom Perez U.S. Labor Secretary Tom Perez came out in strong support for both raising the minimum wage and for eliminating the tipped minimum wage during a press Q&A at the end...
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Restaurant workers, faith leaders march for tipped minimum wage increase
Restaurant workers, joined by faith leaders and and other supporters, marched in the drizzling rain from the Gloria Dei Lutheran Church to the State House to demand an increase in the tipped minimum...
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Supporters stand with Planned Parenthood in RI
On the same day that Republicans in Congress were embarrassing themselves with a woefully ill-prepared and ill-considered interrogation of Planned Parenthood’s President Cecile Richards, supporters all...
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State senators to hold rally to support Syrian refugees
Photo from UNHCR.org. Senators John Miller and Gayle Goldin are hosting a State House rally on Thursday at 1:30 “to demonstrate support and compassion for refugees fleeing the crisis in Syria,”...
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Free tax filing and free money available to low-income Rhode Islanders
Though the big news was that Governor Gina Raimondo announced that she would be calling of an increase in the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) and the minimum wage when she presents her budget during...
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Talking about end-of-life options in Rhode Island
Tim Appleton Tim Appleton, campaign manager at Compassion and Choices, was talking to a full room about “medical aid-in-dying.” This would take the form of legislation that would allow a terminally...
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Nursing home workers Fight for $15
Following a wave of successful efforts to raise the minimum wage in California and New York, and with news that nursing home workers in Pennsylvania won a $15 starting wage, SEIU 1199 held a “Fight for...
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Making sure we all make it in Rhode Island
Scott Slater Last year, the General Assembly and the governor took an important first step to help thousands of working families make ends meet by increasing the state’s Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC)...
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Providence legislators oppose ‘dangerous’ new LNG development
A group of Providence elected officials announced their strong opposition to a proposal by National Grid to develop a new fracked gas liquefaction facility at Fields Point in South Providence. Citing...
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Sierra Club statement on National Grid LNG proposal
The Rhode Island Sierra Club strongly praises the bold climate leadership of the nine Providence legislators who publicly expressed their opposition to National Grid’s proposal for a $180 million...
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