All posts tagged "Brigid Kelly"

Ohio News7 months ago

Paying the disabled like everyone else would reduce poverty, economists say

Ohio’s minimum wage is set to increase in January from $9.30 an hour to $10.10, but unless the law changes the disabled will be left far...
Ohio News8 months ago

Two Ohio lawmakers want to prohibit paying people with disabilities less than minimum wage

Thanks to a 2006 constitutional amendment, Ohio’s minimum wage will increase from $9.30 to $10.10 next January. Two Democratic state lawmakers want to make sure all...
Ohio News2 years ago

Mailbag: What’s the cost of sending Highway Patrol to the Texas border?

Welcome back to another installment of the Ohio Capital Journal Mailbag, which rank choice voting has shown is the most-read political column in the state. (Or...
Coronavirus2 years ago

Democratic lawmaker makes case for virtual hearings, mask mandate at Ohio Statehouse

Rep. Brigid Kelly wants to see the Ohio General Assembly embrace legislating by virtual means as the state keeps battling the deadly COVID-19 pandemic. Whether the...
Ohio News2 years ago

Here are the proposals to raise the minimum wage for Ohio workers

There are multiple efforts underway to raise the minimum wage for Ohio workers to $15 an hour. The plans differ slightly on the timeline to reach...
Coronavirus2 years ago

State rep. again calls for virtual hearings, testimony during pandemic

When Ohio business owners were asked early on in the pandemic to share their concerns with lawmakers, they were given a chance to do so via...
Ohio News2 years ago

Ohio’s minimum wage to rise by 10 cents per hour in 2021

The Ohio minimum wage will rise by 10 cents to $8.80 per hour in 2021. That will be the wage for non-tipped employees. Tipped workers will...