March 2007
April 2006
04.11.06 AR: Huckabee signs law boosting minimum wage
by aflciopolitical
Gov. Mike Huckabee signed into law Monday a bill that will raise the state’s minimum wage to $ 6. 25 an hour, giving Arkansas ’ workers a higher minimum wage than is paid in any surrounding state. The increase was one of several bills adopted by the A
04.05.06 AR: Ark. minimum wage increase headed to governor's office
by aflciopolitical
LITTLE ROCK - A bill to increase the state's minimum wage by $1.10 won legislative approval Wednesday, giving workers high hopes they will see an increase for the first time in nine years. The House approved the measure to raise the wage from $5.15 an hou
04.06.06 AR: House OKs minimum wage hike; Senate sends funeral protest bill to governor
by aflciopolitical
LITTLE ROCK - Legislation to increase the state's minimum wage easily passed the House on Wednesday, virtually assuring that thousands of Arkansas workers will get a $1.10 an hour raise this fall. House Bill 1033 by Rep. Benny Petrus, D-Stuttgart, passed
04.06.06 AR: Arkansas legislators agree on $6.25 hourly wage
by aflciopolitical
LITTLE ROCK - A bill to increase Arkansas' minimum wage to $6.25 an hour was closer to becoming law Wednesday as legislators largely rejected arguments that a mandated hike could cost the state jobs. The increase from the current $5.15 rate, a 21.4 percen
04.03.06 AR: Minimum Wage Hike Approved By Committee
by aflciopolitical
A committee of the Arkansas state Senate has endorsed a bill to raise the minimum wage in Arkansas from $5.15 per hour to $6.25 per hour. The Senate Public Health, Welfare and Labor Committee endorsed the bill Monday on a voice vote. The bill must still b
04.02.06 AR: Session call includes anti-smoking bill, minimum wage hike
by aflciopolitical
The issues are among the 31 items that Gov. Mike Huckabee listed in the special session call he issued Friday. The smoking ban is the governor's proposal. Lawmakers, a coalition of community and church groups and the state's business community agreed on a
March 2006
03.27.06 AR: Legislators to Consider Minimum Wage Increase in Arkansas
by aflciopolitical
Little Rock - A compromise has been reached regarding Arkansas' minimum wage. Instead of sending the issue to the voters, legislators will consider a minimum wage increase during a special session. A group known as "Give Arkansas A Raise Now" has been try
Give Arkansas a Raise Now
by aflciopolitical
Coalition proposing a constitutional amendment that would increase the minimum wage in Arkansas by $1 an hour (from $5.15 to $6.15) effective January 1, 2007. Starting January 1, 2008, and each January 1 thereafter, the minimum wage would be adjusted base
03.28.06 AR: Solons get behind plan to increase minimum wage
by aflciopolitical
If Gov. Mike Huckabee gets a special legislative session rolling by April 3, lawmakers may head off a constitutional amendment to raise Arkansas' minimum wage by increasing it themselves. A compromise minimum wage plan could be included on the agenda for
03.26.06 AR: Arkansas' minimum wage scenarios
by aflciopolitical
A proposed constitutional amendment to raise the minimum wage in Arkansas from $5.15 per hour to $6.15 per hour is being considered on a call for a special legislative session. A proposed amendment in Arkansas would require an annual automatic increase or
03.16.06 AR: Is a deal working on minimum wage?
by aflciopolitical
The proposed constitutional amendment would increase the minimum wage in Arkansas by $1 an hour (from $5.15 to $6.15) effective Jan. 1, 2007. Starting January 1, 2008, and each January 1 thereafter, the minimum wage would be adjusted based on changes in t
03.17.06 AR: Huckabee Says He'll Consider Law Raising Minimum Wage
by aflciopolitical
Friday, March 17, 2006 2:26 AM CST
