Progressive Caucus Sees Mandate on Wages, Paid Leave, and Legal Pot
HARTFORD, CT — With a larger Democratic majority in the legislature and a Democratic governor, the 46-member Progressive caucus will introduce legislation to increase the minimum wage, implement paid Family and Medical Leave, and legalize recreational cannabis in 2019.
“It’s vital we start talking about these issues now,” Rep. James Albis, D-East Haven, said Thursday at a press conference.
All three proposals failed to make it over the finish line last year and in previous years for various reasons. The details of this year’s proposals are still being worked out.
The proposal to increase the minimum wage would be spread over four years and would reach $15 an hour on Jan. 1, 2023. The proposal to create a paid Family and Medical Leave program was more vague but would be similar to past proposals that saw employees contribute to a fund they could access after a certain period of time on the job. They offered no details about a proposal to legalize marijuana for recreational use, which has had bipartisan support in the past.
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