Connecticut is one of the epicenters of the $70 million campaign to pressure states and municipalities to raise the minimum wage to $15, despite the damaging effects that a steep minimum wage increase would have on workers.
The money for the "Fight for $15" campaign comes from the dues of members of the Service Employees International Union (SEIU), which in Connecticut represents many state employees, as well as health care and food service workers.
CLEVELAND — The Southern Poverty Law Center, the nonprofit legal entity that bills itself as a defender of civil rights, is maintaining what they call a growing list of "hate groups" set to descend upon the city as the Republican National Convention kicks off.
According to the SPLC, three such groups, including the New Black Panthers, have confirmed they plan on being in Cleveland.
