Showing posts with label Minimum wage. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Minimum wage. Show all posts
Tuesday, May 20, 2014

House approves minimum wage ballot question

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By Jamey Dunn  The House passed legislation that would allow voters to weigh in on the state’s minimum wage. House Bill 3814 would place...
Tuesday, May 13, 2014

What to watch: legislation edition

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By Jamey Dunn With three weeks left in the regular session lawmakers have plenty of issues to consider. The House is expected to start tak...
Thursday, March 20, 2014

Senate committee approves minimum wage increase

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By Jamey Dunn with Caitlin Rydinsky contributing  A Senate committee today approved a plan to increase the state’s minimum wage. The pro...
Wednesday, March 05, 2014

House begins to mull minimum wage increase

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By Jamey Dunn A House committee today began taking testimony on a proposal to increase the minimum wage in the state. Chicago Democratic...
Tuesday, October 15, 2013

Half of Illinois' fast-food workers rely on public aid

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By Jamey Dunn More than half of front-line fast food workers in Illinois are recipients of public aid. A new report titled Fast Food. P...
Wednesday, February 06, 2013

Quinn lays out challenging legislative agenda in State of the State address

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By Jamey Dunn and Meredith Colias  Illinois lawmakers hope to tackle a number of complicated and controversial issues in the new legislati...
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Friday, September 30, 2011

State losing ground on poverty goals

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By Jamey Dunn A government commission seeking to cut extreme poverty in half in the state by 2015 says Illinois is moving in the opposite ...
Thursday, February 10, 2011

Minimum wage increase proposed

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By Lauren N. Johnson Workers earning minimum wage in Illinois could see an increase in their paychecks under a proposal to raise the state...
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Wednesday, November 15, 2006

Waiting games

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Gov. Rod Blagojevich got one step closer to enacting a recent campaign promise, but his administration still hasn't fulfilled two promis...