Rhode Island's minimum wage will be increasing to start the new year.
Beginning on January 1st, the state's minimum wage will go from 15 to 16-dollars-an-hour and in 2027, it will increase to 17-dollars-an-hour.
In August, Governor Dan McKee signed legislation to increase the wage.
Rhode Island and 21 other states will be increasing the minimum wage in 2026.
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