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State Senate Votes To Raise Minimum Wage Over 2 Years To $9 Per Hour
The Hartford CourantThe state Senate voted Thursday night to raise the minimum wage - an issue that has been controversial through the years. The latest version calls for raising the wage by 75 cents per hour over two years with no index for inflation. As such, the wage...Tags: Watertown, Leonard A. Fasano, John McKinney, Business, North Haven (Southampton, New York)
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Senate Approves Minimum Wage Hike; Sunday Deer Hunting Approved By House; Racial Profiling Law Strengthened
The Hartford CourantThe state Senate voted Thursday night to raise the minimum wage — after a huge clash between Republicans and Democrats. The latest version calls for raising the wage by 75 cents per hour over two years, with no index for inflation. As such, the...Tags: Meriden, Behavioral Conditions, Family, Laws, Leonard A. Fasano
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GOP Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker talks up ties to Iowa during a visit to 2016 caucus state
Associated PressWEST DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Scott Walker tried to introduce himself to Iowa Republicans Thursday as so many would-be presidential candidates often do — one of their own. After all, the Wisconsin governor weighing a 2016 bid for president...Tags: Local Elections, Political Fundraising, Elections, Tom Barrett, Terry Branstad
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Maine Medicaid expansion passes but governor sets veto
ReutersBOWDOINHAM, Maine (Reuters) - Maine's Democratic-controlled legislature on Thursday passed a bill to expand access to its Medicaid program as outlined by the Affordable Care Act, setting up a showdown with the state's Republican governor, who...Tags: Rick Perry, Paul LePage, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Healthcare Contract Issues, U.S. House of Representatives
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U.S. House won't follow Senate lead on immigration bill -Boehner
Reuters* Bill faces difficult path in House * Concern over healthcare issue By Richard Cowan and Rachelle Younglai WASHINGTON, May 23 (Reuters) - U.S. House of Representatives Speaker John Boehner said on Thursday his chamber would chart its own path on...Tags: U.S. Senate, John Boehner, Steny Hoyer, Elections, Immigration
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U.S. Commerce nominee poised for swift Senate approval
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Chicago billionaire Penny Pritzker on Thursday appeared on her way to becoming U.S. commerce secretary, after a top Republican lawmaker said she had answered most of his questions about her role in the failure of an Illinois bank...Tags: Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Hotel and Accommodation Industry, Economy, Business and Finance, Claire McCaskill, Career and Workplace
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IRS scandal fails to dent Obama's standing
For more than two years, GOP lawmakers have sought - and failed - to find a scandal to take down the presidency of Barack Obama. It's not been for lack of trying. There was Solyndra, an expensive, failed effort to underwrite a firm promising solar...Tags: Judges, Elections, Solyndra LLC, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Tea Party Movement
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Rising consumer demand aids organic industry sway
WASHINGTON (AP) - The organic food industry is gaining influence on Capitol Hill, prompted by its entry into traditional farm states and by increasing consumer demand. That's not going over well with everyone in Congress. Tensions between conventional...Tags: Advertising, Customs and Tradition, Marketing, Elections, U.S. Congress
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WRAPUP 2-IRS official refuses to answer questions at scandal hearing
Reuters* IRS official says she did nothing wrong, dismissed from hearing * Republicans angered by statement made by Lerner (Adds details throughout; adds context in paragraphs 6-10) By Kim Dixon and Patrick Temple-West WASHINGTON, May 22 (Reuters) - The...Tags: Photography and Video, Services and Shopping, U.S. Department of Justice, U.S. Senate, Darrell E Issa
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House immigration group sees resolution on disagreements as lawmakers return home to voters
Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) — House members writing a bipartisan immigration bill said Thursday they had patched over a dispute that threatened their efforts, even as they and the rest of Congress prepared to return home for a weeklong recess where many could...Tags: Luis Gutierrez, U.S. Senate, John Boehner, Elections, U.S. Congress
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Pritzker makes strong showing in Senate confirmation hearing
Tribune reporterWASHINGTON -- The prospects seemed strong Thursday for Penny Pritzker becoming Commerce secretary after a two-hour confirmation hearing, as she drew praise from both Democrats and Republicans. Sen. John Thune, R-S.D., the top Republican on the Senate...Tags: U.S. Senate, Elections, Mark Kirk, John D. Rockefeller IV, Chicago Hotels
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