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An effective program with bipartisan support
If you are looking for some effective policy proposals to help low income families thathappen to have broad bipartisan support, Washington has not been the best place to look of late. After the SNAP...
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Here is why raising Connecticut’s minimum wage is good policy
This was one of the large surprises on the governor’s budget speech earlier this month: a proposed minimum wage increase to $10.10 an hour by 2017. You can read the full announcement here. The minimum...
View ArticlePresident Visits us Here in the Nutmeg State, Supports Minimum Wage Hike
Yesterday afternoon President Obama stopped by Central Connecticut State University in New Britain where he made his case for increasing the federal minimum wage to $10.10 (current federal minimum...
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Raising the minimum wage: a common sense proposal
President Obama came to Connecticut March 5 to boost his proposal to increase the minimum wage to $10.10/hour. It was heartening to see the President speak passionately at Central Connecticut State...
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Connecticut’s minimum wage worker? – She is not who you think.
As we continue to follow Governor Malloy’s proposal to raise the state minimum wage to $10.10, and the President’s effort to do the same on the Federal level, we wanted to share with you some great...
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Statement from our Executive Director, Jim Horan, on House and Senate Passage...
Hartford, CT – Today, both chambers of the Connecticut General Assembly passed SB 32, a bill which increases the state’s minimum wage to $10.10 by 2017 and provides a meaningful raise to our lowest...
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New Scorecard Shows Troubling Obstacles for Connecticut’s Children of Color
A new report, released this morning by the Annie E. Casey Foundation, finds that while overall Connecticut’s children are doing well compared to national standards, the state’s black and Hispanic...
View ArticleWill the end of low wages bring higher prices?
Krissy Clark, from Marketplace, and Andrew Bouvé, from Slate, have a look at what would happen if Wal Mart raised wages to its workers enough to make it a living wage: Their conclusion: not a whole...
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We Support A “Strong Start”– And You Should Too!
Connecticut’s legislative season has drawn to a successful close, and so now we turn our attention to developments on the federal level. Today, we are watching the Senate Health, Education, Labor and...
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Update: Will Kids be Getting a “Strong Start”?
On Tuesday we shared news with you about an upcoming committee vote on the “Strong Start for America’s Children Act”, which was being considered in the Senate’s Health, Education, Labor, and Pension...
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