Democrats debate increasing minimum wage to $15/hour in COVID-19 stimulus bill
Should Congress raise the minimum wage in this round of economic relief?
and last updated 2021-02-03 19:51:37-05
WASHINGTON â What should the minimum wage be?
Depending on where you live, it is a different answer. The federal minimum wage is $7.25 an hour, a figure that has been the same since 2009.
A number of states have increased the rate on their own. Meanwhile, several states depicted below in red have looked to the federal government to set policy.
Here is a look at all the states (in red) with a $7.25/hour minimum wage. Some states have lower state minimum wages, five have no state minimum wage law at all. The states in green and white represent states that have higher wage than the federal government. pic.twitter.com/XkBtnPKUOs Joe St. George (@JoeStGeorge) February 3, 2021
Lawmakers fast track COVID-19 liability protection bill
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Lawmakers fast-track COVID-19 bills, liability protection
By KIM CHANDLERFebruary 5, 2021 GMT
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) Alabama lawmakers on Thursday fast-tracked a pair of pandemic bills one to exempt coronavirus relief payments from state income tax and another to shield businesses, health care providers and others from virus-related lawsuits.
Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey and GOP lawmakers had named the bills along with with a third to renew the state’s pool of industrial recruitment incentives as the top priority for the first two weeks of the legislative session.
The Alabama Senate swiftly approved legislation that would provide businesses and others protection from liability in coronavirus-related lawsuits, provided the entities were taking precautions to limit the spread of the virus. The bill passed without debate on a 27-1 vote. It now moves to the Alabama House of Representatives.
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Daphne Crocker, 73, watched the line of cars in front of her pulling away from the Daphne Civic Center. A police officer came to her window to ask if she and her 78-year-old husband had a COVID-19 vaccination appointment. She did not, because she had called and was told to just show up for a shot.
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Beyond Hunger and Poverty: An Introduction To the Emerson Fellows at Alabama Arise
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This is a post by Kate Blankinship and Curtis Hills. Kate and Curtis are Emerson National Hunger Fellows from the Congressional Hunger Center. They have joined Alabama Arise to assist our work on policies to reduce hunger and poverty.
We only went in for porch lights and flowers, but we were met with stares of unease and disapproval. Both of us noticed the shoppers’ reactions, yet neither of us mentioned the shared experience until that evening, as we sat on the porch admiring our baby pine tree named “Piney” and the dim lights hanging above.
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