Minimum Wage Increase, Economic Issues Are News Gathering Topics In JRN 336 By John McNamara Journalism students in the newswriting & reporting II class at Central Connecticut State University are on the government and public policy beat in the Spring semester of 2024. They are gathering information, interviewing local officials, attending a New Britain Common … Continue reading CCSU Journalism Students Cover Local Government In Spring Semester Class
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The National “Fight For 15” Will Continue After COVID Relief Act Passage
Connecticut and other states are on a path to $15 an hour but the federal minimum wage has not increased since 2009 when it went from $6.55 to $7.25 per hour, an amount that keeps the working poor in poverty or juggling multiple jobs to survive. By Eshawney Gaston | March 3, 2021 I’m one of America’s … Continue reading The National “Fight For 15” Will Continue After COVID Relief Act Passage
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