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Happy New Year! It's
the first day of 2024 and a federal holiday, which means all the usual
suspects will be closed — including non-essential government offices,
financial markets, most banks and post offices. Plenty of restaurants
and retailers will be open though, and for minimum-wage workers in 22
states and in at least 40 cities and counties across the country, January 1 is the day they get a pay raise.
Seven states and the District of Columbia will now have minimum hourly
wages of at least $15, up from just four states plus DC in 2023. The
highest state minimum wage in 2024 will be Washington state, at $16.28,
up from $15.74. A close second is California, which is raising its
minimum to $16 from $15.50. However, 20 states are still clinging to the
federal minimum wage of $7.25, which hasn’t gone up since 2009.
Happy New Year!! I hope 2024 will be even better than you hope it will be! Wishing you, your family and friends a happy, healthy, safe, wonderful new year in 2024!
8 comments:
I love you dear Jacki one of the highlights of this past year was getting to spend time with you and Irene and John and Brian- what a time we had! Happy new year!
Never forget: Expect nothing, appreciate everything.
There a more important reminders in today's blog I really love. What a good start into the New Year, Jacki.
Thank you dear Terry! and Ron!! I really enjoyed your interview it was like visiting with you in your studio. I lovee you and thanks again for my calendar!
Thanks Elenor, Happiest, healthiest, fun new year in 2024.
Hi Jacki,
Happy and healthy new year. (Although sometimes I feel like the bird you posted, and sometimes I feel like the second bird in this blog! LOL!
I guess if a person gets to our age, and isn't fairly comfortable with who they are, there may not be any hope.
Your daily, or nearly so, when the electronic devils don't work their magic, always inspire, cause belly laughs and open me to the amazing joy of seeing what other artists can do.
Just want you to know how special your daily creativity is to the lot of us who have been gifted by it for several years now.
You totally rock.
Happy 2024. Another brand new year to expect nothing and appreciate everything. Ditto what Terry wrote about being together at the retreat. I am still drawing on the wonderful memories. I am grateful for your friendship, for sharing your wisdom and wonderful family stories. xo
I use to not like yellow all that much. Daffodils, tulips, and forsythia were the acceptable yellows. I am looking at it differently now. :-)
Thanks, John. Yes, I too am not fond of yellow but it does do amazing things to other colors. Pink, however is off the table. I growing to love greens a lot?
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