Cedar Rapids community organizer drops Iowa Senate bid, enters Iowa House District 65 race
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KWWL) - Cedar Rapids community organizer and Democratic activist, Sami Scheetz is withdrawing his nomination for the Iowa Senate District 33 race. Scheetz will instead run for Iowa House District 65.
Scheetz has offered Representative Bennett his full endorsement.
“Representative Bennett has served the people of District 65 for eight years, and has been a stalwart of progressive values in the Iowa Legislature. Her decision to run for State Senate prompted me to shift my campaign efforts to the Iowa House, as I have a great deal of respect for her and believe she will be an excellent member of the Iowa Senate.”
May 18, 2021 5:41 pm
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE)- The Rhode Island General Assembly passed legislation Tuesday to increase the state’s minimum wage to $15 over four years.
Governor Dan McKee plans to sign the bill into law Thursday in an outdoor ceremony at the State House.
“At last, Rhode Island is on the path toward breaking the cycle of poverty for those at the bottom of the wage spectrum. Minimum wage has not kept pace with inflation over the decades, and our neighboring states have already taken this step toward making it closer to a living wage,” said Representative Bennett (D-Dist. 20, Warwick, Cranston).
Bill to eliminate subminimum wage for disabled also OK’d
The Rhode Island House of Representatives Thursday passed legislation introduced by Rep. David A. Bennett to increase Rhode Island’s minimum wage from $11.50 to $15 over a four-year period.
The bill would increase the minimum wage to $12.25 on Jan. 1, 2022; raise it to $13 on Jan. 1, 2023; raise it to $14 on Jan. 1, 2024; and finally to $15 on Jan. 1, 2025.
The legislation will now go to the Senate, which in February passed companion legislation
“At last, Rhode Island is on the path toward breaking the cycle of poverty for those at the bottom of the wage spectrum. Minimum wage has not kept pace with inflation over the decades, and our neighboring states have already taken this step toward making it closer to a living wage,” said Representative Bennett (D-Dist. 20, Warwick, Cranston). “This legislation is a long time coming, the result of many years of advocacy by many on behalf of working people. I’m very gratef