Both Governor Cuomo and the Assembly have proposed measures to raise New York State's minimum wage, including a higher minimum wage level for New York City in the... (read more) (fiscalpolicy.org)
Both Governor Cuomo and the Assembly have proposed measures to raise New York State's minimum wage, including a higher minimum wage level for New York City in the Governor's bill, or, in the case of the Assembly bill, for New York City and the large downstate suburban counties (those with populations in excess of 900,000, i.e., Nassau, Suffolk and Westchester counties). (fiscalpolicy.org)
California schools Superintendent Jack O'Connell says he has no plans to cut the pay of education department staff members following Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's July 31 executive order to cut pay for more than 200,000 state employees to the federal minimum wage level of $ 6.55 an hour. (edweek.org)