May 4, 2021
Providence, RI) The Rhode Island Black and Latino Caucus has rolled-out 13 priorities for the current General Assembly session. They include health care, increasing parental leave, minimum wage and criminal justice. The Boston Globe reports the chair of the Caucus, Pawtucket Representative Karen Alzate, says Black and Latino communities are tired of being treated as second class.
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May 1, 2021
(Providence, RI) The Rhode Island Black and Latino Caucus announces its current policy strategy. Caucus Chair Karen Alzate said yesterday the focus is on such issues as economic opportunity and police reform. The Pawtucket Democrat says the police are invited to talk with lawmakers and community members to work together for change.
Policing, health care, minimum wage top RI Black and Latino Caucus agenda
Providence Journal (RI)
The Rhode Island Legislative Black and
Latino Caucus unveiled its 2021 agenda on Friday, aimed at tackling housing discrimination and boosting health care access, police accountability and economic opportunity.
Lawmakers priorities include advancing a bill sponsored by Sen.
Ana Quezada, D-Providence, to raise the minimum wage from
$11.50 to
75-cent increase by 2022.
Quezada pointed to the lack of employees returning to the service industry as evidence that wages are too low.
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$15 minimum wage I hear in the news every day that they don t find workers . because they don t pay enough, and people are making more money getting unemployment than going back to work. That proves that this bill, it was the right time to do it.