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Opinion/Colby: Livable minimum wage can reduce poverty John J. Colby John J. Colby was a professor of psychology at Providence College. He taught courses that examined the impact of poverty on children and families. In response to the Biden administration’s plan to raise the minimum wage to $15 an hour and the Rhode Island legislature’s recent action raising the state’s minimum wage by $1 an hour, Katherine Revello wrote that minimum-wage increases during a pandemic hurt business ("Proposed minimum-wage hike will hurt business," Commentary, Feb. 7). Ms. Revello’s assertion about the i...
Opinion/Letters: Defending clean energy; keep the pipeline open; dangerous partisan divide The Providence Journal Renewable energy is the future Like clockwork, whenever a proposal is made to reduce pollution, Michael Stenhouse writes to tell us that clean economy initiatives are too costly. This time, Mr. Stenhouse is targeting a regional plan to reduce transportation emissions ("Conservative group criticizes transportation climate plan," News, Jan. 27). Popular Searches While the merits of Mr. Stenhouse's assertion could be debated, that would be a waste of time. It wouldn...