20 April 2006
04.18.06 ME: Gov. Baldacci signs minimum wage bill
by aflciopolitical
AUGUSTA (April 13) - Gov. John E. Baldacci signed LD 235 this afternoon, giving everyone earning minimum wage a pay raise, effective in October. The bill, "An Act to Increase the Minimum Wage," will raise Maine's minimum wage to $6.75 an hour in October 2
11 April 2006
04.10.06 ME: Minimum wage increase wins by a vote in House - Boston.com
by aflciopolitical
AUGUSTA, Maine --A proposal to increase Maine's minimum wage to $7 an hour by October 2007 won approval by a single vote in the Maine House on Monday, but further legislative votes are still pending and prospects for final approval are not guaranteed. Af
06 April 2006
04.06.06 ME: House, Senate disagree on minimum wage bill - A.J. Higgins
by aflciopolitical
AUGUSTA - A bill to increase the minimum wage to $7 an hour by Oct. 1, 2007, ran into trouble Wednesday when the House voted 74-66 for an amendment that reduced the increase and delayed its implementation. After defeating an identical amendment presented
29 March 2006
03.29.06 ME: Approval for Minimum Wage Increase Pending
by aflciopolitical
A bill to raise the current minimum wage of $6.50 to $6.75 this October and then to $7 in October of 2007 appears to be on its way to final approval after the Senate this week rejected an amendment to add a training wage to the proposal. The amendment, pr
23 March 2006
03.23.06 ME: 'Wal-Mart bill' tamed in Augusta
by aflciopolitical
AUGUSTA — The so-called "Wal-Mart bill," which proponents hoped would lead to a tax on big-box retailers that don't offer health insurance to their employees, has been considerably tamed. The amended bill now takes the form of a request for data from th
22 March 2006
03.22.06 ME: Wal-Mart bill morphs into information gathering proposal
by aflciopolitical
(March 22, 2006): The so-called Wal-Mart bill, which proponents hoped would lead to a tax on big-box retailers that don’t offer health insurance to their employees, has been considerably tamed to a request for data from the Department of Labor on what p
08 March 2006
'Wal-Mart bill' would remove healthcare subsidies
by aflciopolitical
REGIONAL (March 8, 2006): A bill that would look at whether taxpayers are subsidizing large employers in the state by paying for their employees to be on Medicaid – dubbed the Wal-Mart bill – is expected to get a favorable committee review this week d
Maine: Minimum wage bill advances
by aflciopolitical
March 8, 2006 AUGUSTA -- The Maine Senate, voting largely along party lines, gave preliminary approval Tuesday to a bill that raises the state's minimum wage by 50 cents.
Senate Joins House; Votes in Favor of Minimum Wage Hike
by aflciopolitical
The Maine Senate voted to ratchet up the state's minimum wage in two stages from $6.50 to $7.00 an hour by October 2007.
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