RI lawmakers approve minimum wage increase

RI lawmakers approve minimum wage increase

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — A bill to increase Rhode Island's minimum wage is inching closer to becoming law. The House and Senate voted Thursday to approve bills in their respective chambers that would bump the minimum wage to $17 an hour by 2027. The legislation (H 5029 and S 0125) was introduced by state Rep. David Bennett, D-Warwick, and state Sen. John Burke, D-West Warwick. The bills approved by lawmakers are an amended version. Their first …

R.I. General Assembly backs hourly minimum wage hike to $16 in 2026, then $17 in 2027

Both chambers of the Rhode Island General Assembly approved increasing the state's minimum wage by a dollar a year through 2027, voting mostly along party lines. (Photo by Alexander Castro/Rhode Island Current)The parade of annual increases in Rhode Island’s hourly minimum wage is poised to march on for two more years under companion bills approved by the Rhode Island General Assembly Tuesday.  The legislation sponsored by Democratic Rep. David …

Rhode Island lawmakers approve minimum wage hike - TPR: The Public's Radio

In Rhode Island, both the House and the Senate approved hikes to the state’s minimum wage on Thursday. Under the legislation, the current $15-an-hour minimum wage would go up to $16 next year and $17 in 2027.  Providence State Rep. David Morales says while he supports the wage hike, $17-an-hour works out to just under […] The post Rhode Island lawmakers approve minimum wage hike appeared first on TPR: The Public's Radio.