11 April 2006
04.11.06 AR: Huckabee signs law boosting minimum wage
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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
06 April 2006
04.05.06 AR: Ark. minimum wage increase headed to governor's office
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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
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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
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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
03 April 2006
04.03.06 AR: Minimum Wage Hike Approved By Committee
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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
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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
29 March 2006
03.27.06 AR: Legislators to Consider Minimum Wage Increase in Arkansas
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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
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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
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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
27 March 2006
03.26.06 AR: Arkansas' minimum wage scenarios
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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
20 March 2006
03.16.06 AR: Is a deal working on minimum wage?
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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
17 March 2006
03.17.06 AR: Huckabee Says He'll Consider Law Raising Minimum Wage
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01 March 2006
Henderson State Oracle - Minimum wage increase fires debate
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February 27, 2006 by Martha Myrick Discussion in Congress is once again in progress over whether to increase the federal minimum wage from $5.15 to $6.15. GARN (Give Arkansas a Raise Now), the coalition of proponents of a minimum wage increase, has re
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