Tag: minimum wage
Fate of several controversial proposals in hands of conference committees this...
With less than two weeks remaining in what DFL leaders said would be a relatively politically quiet legislative session, the 2024 non-budget year in...
DFL looks to increase minimum wage, indexed to inflation, with no...
Small business leaders across the state are criticizing a proposed minimum wage increase that Democrats in the Senate passed on a party-line vote last...
Study: Twin Cities minimum wage hikes cost jobs
(Center of the American Experiment) — In November 2021, the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis released two reports — each analyzing the impact of...
Report: Minimum wage hikes caused job losses in Twin Cities
The Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis, also known as the Minneapolis Fed, published a report this week on the initial effects that minimum wage...
St. Paul Cafeteria Workers to Get $15 Minimum Wage By 2019
ST. PAUL, Minn. - Lunch workers at St. Paul Public Schools have reached a deal to raise their minimum wage to $15 an hour...
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$15 Minimum Wage Adopted in Minneapolis
MINNEAPOLIS - The Minneapolis City Council overwhelmingly passed a city ordinance on Friday which establishes a minimum wage of $15 an hour for businesses...
Group Calls for Dayton’s Veto on Bill to Block Minimum Wage...
ST. PAUL, MN. - The group “15 Now Minnesota” is calling for DFL Governor Mark Dayton’s veto on legislation recently passed by the Minnesota...
MN House Votes to Block Mpls & St. Paul Minimum Wage...
SAINT PAUL, MN - A House bill blocking local governments from enacting minimum wage and sick time ordinances passed 76-53 on March 2, 2017....
Protesters Call on Minneapolis to Lead “Trump Resistance”
Group gathers downtown to rally against Trump
Minneapolis, MN - Protesters rallied for a multitude of issues Monday evening in Downtown Minneapolis, including calling on...
Local Labor Regulations Getting The Boot
Minneapolis and St. Paul sick leave mandates facing challenge
St. Paul, MN - A new bill may nullify the sick leave mandates put in place...