(AP) — State House leaders have resisted union pressure to revive bills that would raise the minimum wage and exempt unemployment benefits from state income taxes. The Honolulu Star-Advertiser reported Friday that House Majority Leader Della Au Belatti said the chamber would not take up the measures this year, citing budgetary concerns. The bill would have raised the minimum wage from $10.10 to $12 an hour starting July 1, 2022. Another bill would have exempted jobless benefits from Hawaii’s income tax. Both bills passed the Senate last month but stalled in the House.

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