In the end, the vote was 7 to 4 to raise the state s minimum wage to $12.25 by Oct. 1, 2021; $13 by Oct. 1, 2022; $14 by Oct. 1, 2023 and $15 by Oct. 1, 2024. The bill now goes to the full Senate for a vote.
The legislature s progressive Democrats, organized labor and Gov. Gina Raimondo in her farewell State of the State address before her anticipated departure to Washington have pushed for another round of minimum-wage hikes.
In her speech Wednesday night, Raimondo said: We’ve raised the minimum wage four times. Let’s keep going. Now, more than ever, hardworking people need a raise.
But the Senate Labor Committee vote on the minimum wage package was headed toward a 4-to-4 defeat with nay votes from Republican Jessica de la Cruz and Democrats Frank Lombardi, Frank Lombardo and Roger PIcard until Senate President Dominick Ruggerio and his top two lieutenants jumped in. (The Senate initially posted a vote tally that mistakenly attributed one of the nays to Sen. Sus
Texas Governor Calls for COVID-19 Liability Protections for Businesses February 4, 2021
In his State of the State address on Feb. 2, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott advocated liability protections for businesses faced with lawsuits related to the coronavirus pandemic.
In his prepared remarks, Abbott said business owners “have gone above and beyond throughout the pandemic to open and to operate safely.” Those “businesses now face the crosshairs of lawsuits. Texas businesses that have operated in good faith shouldn’t have their livelihoods destroyed by frivolous lawsuits,” he added.
Deeming it an emergency item during the current legislative session, Abbott called on state lawmakers to quickly pass legislation that “provides civil liability protections for individuals, businesses, and healthcare providers that operated safely during the pandemic.”
Gov. Wolf proposes Pa.’s biggest tax increase ever, but it would be a tax cut for many
Updated Feb 03, 2021;
Posted Feb 02, 2021
Gov. Tom Wolf s 2021-22 budget proposal includes the largest personal income tax rate increase in state history while also providing some tax forgiveness or relief to lower-income Pennsylvanians. This chart indicates who would pay more and who would pay less.
Provided by Pa. House Democratic Appropriations Committee
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Gov. Tom Wolf, in proposing what may be the largest increase in the state personal income tax ever, is effectively trying to reverse engineer the state’s existing flat tax rate into a graduated tax system.
Connecticut Comptroller says survey shows majority of small business owners support government-sponsored health care; business groups disagree
Hartford Courant (CT)
Comptroller
Kevin Lembo, seeking to build support for broader government involvement in health insurance, on Monday embraced a survey that says 72% of small-business owners in
Connecticut support a public health insurance option to compete with private plans.
Business groups dispute the results of the survey by
ALG Research, which conducts polling for Democratic candidates at the federal and state levels.
Overall, 71% of registered voters surveyed
between Dec. 14 and 20 said they support a public health insurance option, while 18% oppose it, according to the survey by
House Bill 1004 would create Hoosier Hospitality Small Business Restart Grant Program
The bill would allow small businesses that have seen a 30 percent decrease in revenue to qualify for up to $50,000 in grant assistance.
Posted: Feb 2, 2021 3:44 PM
Updated: Feb 3, 2021 10:34 AM
Posted By: Meredith Hackler
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (WLFI) - A bill at the statehouse is aiming to help small businesses by providing them with the opportunity for grant money. House Bill 1004 would establish the Hoosier Hospitality Small Business Restart Grant Program. The bill would allow small businesses that have seen a 30 percent decrease in revenue to qualify for up to $50,000 in grant assistance. Local State Representative Sharon Negele co-authored the bill. She says this bill is targeted to help small businesses that are struggling to get by.