At Mlk Jr. Breakfast, Raimondo Says She Will Propose Minimum Wage Hike

The Providence Journal
Mon, 01/16/2017 - 6:39am

Governor Gina Raimondo says she will propose an increase in the state's minimum wage, to take effect in October.She will propose a 90-cent increase, from $9.60 to $10.50.Raimondo discussed her intention at the Rhode Island Ministers Alliance Martin Luther King Jr. Scholarship Breakfast.Tweets by kathyprojo [...]

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At Mlk Jr. Breakfast, Raimondo Says She Will Propose Minimum Wage Hike

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