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Posts tagged Illinois Minimum Wage
Bernie renews call for $15 minimum wage
Rep. Garcia leads co-sponors in Illinois delegation; Sen. Sanders sees possible parliamentary passage
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Ted CoxBernie Sanders, Jesus "Chuy" Garcia, U.S. Minimum Wage, Raise the Wage Act, COVID-19 Relief, Mitch McConnell, Kamala Harris, Tammy Duckworth, Dick Durbin, J.B. Pritzker, Illinois Minimum Wage
Activists seek end to subminimum wage for tipped workers
One Fair Wage asks a single minimum wage
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Ted CoxU.S. Minimum Wage, Illinois Minimum Wage, Subminimum Wage, Tipped Workers, Illinois Working Families, Jesus "Chuy" Garcia, Nataki Rhodes, Byron Sigcho-Lopez, Theresa Mah, Alma Anaya
COVID pandemic worsens housing crisis
Illinois worker must make $21.30 an hour to afford a two-bedroom apartment, more than that in collar counties
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Ted CoxU.S. Housing, Illinois Affordable Housing, Out of Reach Report, Housing Action Illinois, Sharon Legenza, Housing Inequities, COVID-19 Disparities, Illinois Minimum Wage, J.B. Pritzker, National Low Income Housing Coalition, Bob Palmer, Heroes Act, CARES Act, Coronavirus, Coronavirus Relief, COVID-19, COVID-19 Relief
Pritzker, Ezike on progress: Don't get cocky
Coronavirus spread slowed by social distancing but it must be maintained; guv backs aid for gig workers, work-share program
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Ted CoxCoronavirus Testing, Coronavirus, Coronavirus Stimulus, Illinois Coronavirus, COVID-19, COVID-19 Testing, J.B. Pritzker, Ngozi Ezike, Illinois Unemployment, Work-Share Programs, Pat Quinn, Bruce Rauner, Illinois Minimum Wage
Minimum wage, EITC work hand in hand
But Earned Income Tax Credit needs more than just outreach to encourage participation
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Gov. Pritzker: The first year
A balanced bipartisan budget, legal weed, $15 minimum wage, $45B capital plan, RHA, pension consolidation, education funding, fair tax…
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Ted CoxJ.B. Pritzker, Bruce Rauner, Kelly Cassidy, CCAP, Illinois Teacher Shortage, Donald Trump, Illinois Minimum Wage, Illinois Minimum Teacher Salary, Bill Brady, Reproductive Health Act, Rebuild Illinois, Illinois Marijuana Legalization, Illinois Sports Betting, Illinois Fair Tax, Illinois Progressive Income Tax, Illinois Graduated Income Tax, Illinois Gun Control, Illinois Smoking Age, Illinois Pension Reform, Sterigenics
$15 an hour — now
Lightfoot endorses UIUC-ILEPI study urging accelerated hike in Chicago minimum wage
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Ted CoxRobert Bruno, Frank Manzo IV, UIUC, Project for Middle Class Renewal, Chicago Minimum Wage, $15 Minimum Wage, Fight for $15, Illinois Minimum Wage, U.S. Minimum Wage, Illinois Economic Policy Institute, ILEPI, John Arena, Jason Ervin, Rahm Emanuel
U.S. House OKs $15 minimum wage
Illinois congressional delegation votes along party lines in effort to carry state minimum nationwide
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Ted CoxMinimum Wage, $15 Minimum Wage, U.S. Minimum Wage, Chicago Minimum Wage, Illinois Minimum Wage, Cheri Bustos, J.B. Pritzker, Mitch McConnell, Donald Trump, ILEPI
Brady: Fair tax 'must be defeated'
Senate minority leader lauds bipartisan approach — but only up to a point
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Ted CoxBill Brady, J.B. Pritzker, Jim Durkin, City Club of Chicago, Illinois Capital Bill, Illinois Infrastructure, Illinois Minimum Wage, $15 Minimum Wage, Legal Marijuana, Illinois Legalization, Reproductive Health Act, Illinois Reproductive Rights, Pritzker Fair Tax, Illinois Progressive Income Tax, Illinois Property Taxes, Illinois Graduated Income Tax, Nancy Pelosi, Donald Trump, Illinois Pensions, Gerrymandering
Pritzker, General Assembly 'get this work done'
Budget, capital bill, sports gambling pass after deadline, joining progressive tax, reproductive rights, legal weed
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Ted CoxJ.B. Pritzker, Bruce Rauner, IEA, Kathi Griffin, Andy Manar, Illinois Capital Bill, Illinois Sports Gambling, Illinois Minimum Wage, Illinois Reproductive Rights, Reproductive Health Act, Illinois Property Taxes, Illinois Progressive Income Tax, Illinois Legal Cannabis, Illinois Legalization, Illinois Legal Marijuana, Illinois Education Funding, Illinois Education Association, Rebuild Illinois, Chicago Casino, Lori Lightfoot, Illinois Working Families
Illinois optimism on the rise
Illinoisans across all areas and demographics find quality of life to be ‘good’
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Ted CoxJ.B. Pritzker, Donald Trump, Bruce Rauner, Michael Madigan, Dick Durbin, Paul Simon Public Policy Institute, SIU Carbondale, Illinois Political Divide, Pritzker Approval Rating, Trump Approval Rating, Illinois Minimum Wage, Illinois Working Families, Illinois Independent Maps, Term Limits, Illinois Quality of Life, John Jackson, Charlie Leonard
Higher minimum wage hikes pay for workers
The forecast for Illinois workers is strong, as study finds states that hiked their minimum wage saw higher pay overall
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Pritzker's first budget: 'An honest proposal'
Governor strikes note of ‘humble honesty and bold optimism’ in charting course on ‘the road to normal conditions’
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Ted CoxJ.B. Pritzker, Bruce Rauner, Dan Hynes, Legal Marijuana, Legal Cannabis, Legal Sports Betting, Illinois Income Tax, Progressive Income Tax, Graduated Income Tax, Illinois 2020 Budget, Illinois Budget, Illinois Education, Illinois Higher Education, Early Childhood Block Grants, Illinois Minimum Wage
Pritzker signs $15 minimum wage
Governor declares Illinois ‘a state that welcomes working families’
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Ted CoxJ.B. Pritzker, Timothy Schneider, Illinois Minimum Wage, Fight for $15, Illinois Restaurant Association, Illinois Republican Party, Kimberly Lightford, Illinois Farm Bureau, Illinois Economic Policy Institute, Project for Middle Class Renewal, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Women Employed, Jay Hoffman, Will Guzzardi, Marcus Evans, Illinois Budget, Illinois Working Families
New minimum wage clears Assembly, Pritzker eager to sign
Calling it a ‘resounding victory,’ governor says, ‘I will proudly sign this historic legislation’
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Pritzker cheers Senate passage of new minimum wage
If enacted, law would raise it to $15 an hour by 2025; governor urges House to follow
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Minimum-wage hike would thrive outside Chicago
Illinois Economic Policy Institute finds earnings would rise most in central Illinois, Rockford
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Working FamiliesTed CoxSam Toia, Paul Rumler, Will Guzzardi, J.B. Pritzker, Frank Manzo IV, ILEPI, Illinois Minimum Wage, Chicago Minimum Wage, Kimberly Lightford, Rich Miller, Capitol Fax, Working Families, Illinois Working Families
Pritzker takes oath as 43rd governor: New video!
Governor sets ambitious agenda with attitude that ‘a commitment to be kind in politics can change the world’
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Ted CoxJ.B. Pritzker, Bruce Rauner, Donald Trump, Kwame Raoul, Susana Mendoza, Greg Harris, Minimum Wage, Education, Education Funding, Illinois Education, Pre-K, Illinois Pensions, Great Chicago Fire, Legal Marijuana, Legal Cannabis, $15 Minimum Wage, Illinois Minimum Wage
Progressive Caucus gels in state House
Reps. Guzzardi, Ammons, Mah seek to seize legislative initiative with majority of voters backing progressive issues
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Activists cheer election results
Forward Illinois says the election wasn’t partisan so much as it showed widespread appeal for a progressive agenda
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Ted CoxJack Darin, Jennifer Welch, Kady McFadden, Forward Illinois, Planned Parenthood Illinois Action, Sierra Club Illinois Chapter, SEIU, Equality Illinois, Mike Ziri, Illinois Minimum Wage, Kwame Raoul, J.B. Pritzker, Bruce Rauner, Donald Trump, Mike Pence, AFSCME Council 31, Janus v. AFSCME, Janus, Illinois Working Families
