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$13 on January 1, 2023; $14 on January 1, 2024 and  $15 on January 1, 2025. In contrast, Bank of America announced this week that it has set its own minimum wage of $25 per hour for employees effective immediately. And, President Joe Biden announced that the minimum wage for all federal contractors is $15. “At last, Rhode Island is on the path toward breaking the cycle of poverty for those at the bottom of the wage spectrum. Minimum wage has not kept pace with inflation over the decades, and our neighboring states have already taken this step toward making it closer to a living wage,” sa...

Governor McKee signed into law legislation which raises the minimum wage in Rhode Island from $11.50 to $15 over the next four years

R.I. Black and Latino caucus lists top legislative priorities Edward Fitzpatrick © Gretchen Ertl State Representative Karen Alzate, chairwoman of the Rhode Island Legislative Black and Latino Caucus, addresses the media at the State House on Friday. PROVIDENCE — The Rhode Island Legislative Black and Latino Caucus on Friday unveiled 13 priorities for this year’s legislative session, focusing on areas such as health care, criminal justice, and the minimum wage. This year’s General Assembly is the most diverse in Rhode Island history, with 21 people of color in the 113-...

TRANSCRIPT: Dick Pryor: This is Capit0l Insider, your weekly look inside Oklahoma politics, policy and government. I'm Dick Pryor with eCapitol news director, Shawn Ashley. Our guest this week is State Representative Cyndi Munson, Democrat from District 85 in Oklahoma City. Representative Munson is House Minority Caucus chair. And thank you for joining us. State Rep. Cyndi Munson: Thank you for having me. Dick Pryor: There's just a little over a month left in the legislative session. How would you rate it so far? State Rep. Cyndi Munson: (laughs) Good to know that there's only a month left. I...

Little R.I. wielding big power in D.C. The work Rhode Islanders are doing in Washington will affect the whole country, Senator Jack Reed says By Edward Fitzpatrick Globe Staff,Updated March 16, 2021, 9:51 a.m. Email to a Friend Rhode Island Senator Jack Reed, right, is ceremoniously sworn-in by Vice President Mike Pence at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. on Jan. 3, 2021.Samuel Corum/Bloomberg If you have friends or relatives who would like their own free copy of this daily briefing about Rhode Island, tell them they can LEADING OFF Happy Tuesday and welcome to Rhode Map, your daily guid...