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Monday, March 21st, 2016

Governor Blocks $2.85 Minimum Wage Increase After Giving Staffers $73,405 Raises

Author:     Aaron Rupar
Source:     Think Progress
Publication Date:     Mar 17, 2016 4:38 pm
 Link: Governor Blocks $2.85 Minimum Wage Increase After Giving Staffers $73,405 Raises
Stephan:   Yet another example of corrupt arrogant self-serving Republican governance. It just never seems to end, and it is so blatant; yet corporate media rarely covers it, and never as the nationwide trend it is. I used to feel sorry for the people in the states led by these hacks, but then I realized they are in office because they were voted there by the people of their state. Vote Republican and you reap what you sow.
In this Monday, Jan. 19, 2015, file photo, Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley and his wife, Dianne Bentley, walk down the Capitol steps during his inauguration for a second term, in Montgomery, Ala. Alabama’s first lady on Friday. Aug. 28, 2015, filed for divorce from Gov. Robert Bentley, saying their 50-year marriage has suffered an “irretrievable breakdown.” The divorce was one of Alabama's top stories in 2015. Credit: AP/Brynn Anderson

In this Monday, Jan. 19, 2015, file photo, Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley and his wife, Dianne Bentley, walk down the Capitol steps during his inauguration for a second term, in Montgomery, Ala. Alabama’s first lady on Friday. Aug. 28, 2015, filed for divorce from Gov. Robert Bentley, saying their 50-year marriage has suffered an “irretrievable breakdown.” The divorce was one of Alabama’s top stories in 2015.
Credit: AP/Brynn Anderson

When the city Birmingham, Alabama voted last month to give its lowest-paid workers a $2.85 raise, Republican Gov. Robert Bentley signed a bill banning Alabama cities from raising their minimum wages at all. Now, news has […]

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