One by-product of the debate in Kansas over whether to raise its minimum wage (currently $2.65 per hour): a list of facts about minimum wage laws by Graham Kreicker: Arguments against making the minimum wage a living wage are based on the faulty claim that it will hurt corporate profits and result in higher unemployment. [...]
California moves to open CalPERS to private businesses, workers
April 25, 2008 By Leave a Comment
California is a bellwether state on many fronts, and the latest is a proposal making its way through that state’s legislature to let private businesses and workers funnel direct payroll deposits into a retirement investment account. The California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS) would administer the pooled money. This idea has been around a while, [...]
National paid family leave bill introduced
April 22, 2008 By Leave a Comment
Representatives Pete Stark (D-CA), George Miller (D-CA), Lynn Woolsey (D-CA) and Carolyn Maloney (D-NY) today introduced landmark legislation to provide workers with 12 weeks of paid leave in order to care for a new child, a sick family member, recover from an illness, or because of an exigency arising from the deployment of a member [...]
New ideas for Washington’s tax system
April 21, 2008 By Leave a Comment
For most people, tax season officially ends in April. But for state policymakers, it’s always open season on taxes. With I-960 in the courts and Washington State in a recession, balancing the state budget next year may prove to be a greater challenge than ever. How will we fund vital state services in a fair [...]
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