Tag: minimum wage
State of visibility for City Comptroller Liu
Adding up the proposals from the city's chief accountant as he hurtles toward the 2013 mayor's race ⧸ Full Story
Committee to Save New York massively outspends other lobby groups
Group supporting Gov. Cuomo's agenda spent $4 million between January and April, nine times as much as second-biggest lobby force ⧸ Full Story
Influence 2012: Our guide to who’s getting heard in Albany this session
The Lobbies at the Top 2012 provides an exclusive search of the companies and groups seeking influence in New York ⧸ Full Story
Business lobbyists earned defeat of minimum wage bill
Our Lobbies at the Top project finds heavy business advocacy helped derail proposed minimum wage hike ⧸ Full Story
The Daily Q: How many New York City workers earn minimum wage?
How many New York City workers earn minimum wage? A bill backed by Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver would increase the minimum wage in New York from $7.25 to $8.50, The Wall Street Journal (subscription required) reports this morning. The state last hiked the minimum wage hike in 2009. Since then, the number of minimum wage… ⧸ Full Story