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In the end, the vote was 7 to 4 to raise the state s minimum wage to $12.25 by Oct. 1, 2021; $13 by Oct. 1, 2022; $14 by Oct. 1, 2023 and $15 by Oct. 1, 2024. The bill now goes to the full Senate for a vote. The legislature s progressive Democrats, organized labor and Gov. Gina Raimondo in her farewell State of the State address before her anticipated departure to Washington have pushed for another round of minimum-wage hikes. In her speech Wednesday night, Raimondo said: We’ve raised the minimum wage four times. Let’s keep going. Now, more than ever, hardworking people need a raise. But the Senate Labor Committee vote on the minimum wage package was headed toward a 4-to-4 defeat with nay votes from Republican Jessica de la Cruz and Democrats Frank Lombardi, Frank Lombardo and Roger PIcard until Senate President Dominick Ruggerio and his top two lieutenants jumped in. (The Senate initially posted a vote tally that mistakenly attributed one of the nays to Sen. Sus

Rhode islandUnited statesKatherine greggChristopher carlozziSusan sosnowskiFrank lombardiFrank lombardoDominick ruggerioRi senateSenate majority leader michael mccaffreySenate majority whip maryellen goodwinSenate judiciary committeeSenate labor committeeNational federation of independent businessLabor committeeGovernor raimondo