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A group is looking to increase the minimum wage for workers in Massachusetts who also get paid in tips.

Transparent. we also know that you can raise the minimum wage, and you can ensure there are things like one fair wage for tip workers and finally, especially after this session when we have seen women take such a hit, leave the workplace in droves, we have to solve our care giving crisis. i think that should be where policy makers dive in. it was exciting to see the biden administration announce that they were going to do things like add child care to c.h.i.p.s and other construction infrastructure type jobs. that's the sort of solution we need to see being put forward. >> we've only got 30 se...

Janina, thank you so much for being here. let's talk about this. what does it many to you to get this money, what does it mean to your kids that you have this money? >> well, i mean, i am, like so many of the 40 million other people in america who live paycheck to paycheck, this $750 a month meant for the very first time ever i was able to pay all of my utilities and my rent and still make sure that my kids had glasses and clothes to wear to school. it meant i could still have food on the table and pay all of our utilities. it meant i didn't have to choose between paying one bill or the other ...

January 1, 2025, and each year, it will go up by a dollar or so and it will get us to that $15 rate at january 1, 2025. and we think that's important. >> what about -- >> -- when you think about the number of individuals that are impacted and they're going to be able to earn a great deal more money and it's all going to go back into our economy and our small businesses are going to benefit as a result. >> so, couple things, though, i want to challenge you on, governor, here. one is child care, providing subsidized child care. a lot of folks worried about child care and returning to work. and t...

Righteous indignation and ted cruz and company, the tea party, this was all about spending. what a joke. i mean, it's just a joke now. ben, i like -- i was fascinated by the time you spent in the latest issue of "time magazine" talking about tip workers. as someone who worked my way through college and law school as a waitress, as someone who took on the restaurant where i worked because they wouldn't let women be bartenders, i needed less hours and more money because i was in law school and bartending was the perfect thing for me to do, but they didn't want women behind the bar. they only wan...