How Legislators Voted on Minimum Wage-From Asheville C-T

Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 06/05/2006 - 10:15am

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This was posted @ The on line site for the Asheville Citizen - Times today.

RALEIGH — The state House last week approved legislation to raise the state’s minimum wage to $6.15 an hour, an increase of $1. The state Senate previously approved an increase as part of that chamber’s budget proposal. Here’s how House representatives from WNC voted:

Yes

• Rep. Bob England, D-Rutherford

• Rep Susan Fisher, D-Buncombe

• Rep. Bruce Goforth, D-Buncombe

• Rep. Phil Haire, D-Jackson

• Rep. Ray Rapp, D-Madison

• Rep. Wilma Sherrill, R-Buncombe

• Rep. Roger West, R-Cherokee

No

• Rep. Phillip Frye, R-Mitchell, Yancey

• Rep. Mitch Gillespie, R-McDowell

• Rep. Carolyn Justus, R-Henderson

Excused absence

• Rep. Trudi Walend, R-Transylvania

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Submitted by James on Mon, 06/05/2006 - 9:25am.

What's the deal on Wilma? Doesn't she know she's going to incur the wrath of the Puppetmaster for collaboration with the enemy?

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