05 April 2006
04.05.06 TN: Senate Panel Votes to Up Minimum Wage
Two Republican state senators broke ranks with their party by not voting against raising the minimum wage Tuesday, allowing the Democratic-backed proposal to proceed. While the debate on raising the minimum wage from the federally mandated $5.15 an hou
22 March 2006
03.22.06 TN: Lawmakers debate workers’ base wage - Wednesday, 03/22/06
The General Assembly is currently debating whether Tennessee should have a higher minimum wage than the federal standard. The federal minimum wage is $5.15 an hour and state lawmakers are considering raising the state’s minimum wage to $6.15 an hour.
09 March 2006
03 March 2006
Tennessee legislators pushing to raise minimum wage
Thursday, March 02, 2006 By HANK HAYES Times-News A group of Tennessee Democratic lawmakers announced Wednesday they would push legislation to raise the minimum wage from $5.15 per hour into the $6 to $7 per hour range...
02 March 2006
Democrats propose legislation to increase minimum wage on Southern Standard
Tennessee does not have a state minimum wage. The federal wage was last raised in 1997 from $4.25 to $5.15, an amount state lawmakers say is not enough, especially for single parents...
01 March 2006
Minimum Wage Hike Debate Hits State
February 28, 2006 By Judith R. Tackett, [email protected] Tennessee is one of only six states without a minimum wage law, a fact that state legislators are now addressing. The minimum wage in the state currently follows the national f
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