yee hah!
(no keyboard, so forgive my gen. lack of caps...)
well, New Jersey has let its government shut down over budget debates, but PA soldiers on. most exciting to me is word that legislators managed to pass a minimum wage increase over the weekend! [just for fun, here's a graph comparing federal legislative salary increases to the static national minimum wage. thanks, Albert.] the details match the Senate version discussed here previously, meaning two steps to $7.15, with a slower ramping for very small businesses. fantastic! congrats to Mark Cohen, the minimum wage coalition, and all who made this happen.
in other news, briefly,
well, New Jersey has let its government shut down over budget debates, but PA soldiers on. most exciting to me is word that legislators managed to pass a minimum wage increase over the weekend! [just for fun, here's a graph comparing federal legislative salary increases to the static national minimum wage. thanks, Albert.] the details match the Senate version discussed here previously, meaning two steps to $7.15, with a slower ramping for very small businesses. fantastic! congrats to Mark Cohen, the minimum wage coalition, and all who made this happen.
in other news, briefly,
- rep. Evans is letting slip his mayoral intentions...
- aajane notes some esoterica surrounding passage of the budget here.
- jane also notes the reactions of regional pols/candidates to recent flooding, most notably Patrick Murphy's interruption of fundraising in order to assist displaced residents of his district.
posted by ACM at 10:04 AM
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