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Sep 09

Column: Why a $15 minimum wage should scare us

By Veronique de Rugy

Raising the minimum wage to $15 an hour would be a boon to some workers, but the aggregate effect would be overwhelmingly negative.

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Aug 02

Column: Why a $15 minimum wage shouldn’t scare us

By John Komlos

Raising the minimum wage has not hurt anyone except the boogeyman in the imagination of the 1 percenters and their entourage.

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May 02

Justices reject franchise appeal over Seattle’s $15 minimum wage

By Associated Press

SEATTLE -- The U.S. Supreme Court will not hear a challenge to Seattle's $15-an-hour minimum wage from franchise owners who say the law discriminates against them by treating them as large businesses.

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Apr 04

Clinton supports ‘fight for 15’ movement, but backs a lower, national standard

By Lisa Lerer and Jake Pearson, Associated Press

NEW YORK — Hillary Clinton linked herself to a successful effort to raise the minimum wage to $15 an hour Monday, part of an effort to woo working class voters ahead of competitive Democratic primary contests in Wisconsin and New…

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Mar 27

Reports: California reaches tentative deal to raise minimum wage to $15

By Michael D. Regan

California lawmakers reportedly reached a deal on Saturday to raise the state's minimum wage to $15 an hour by 2022.

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Dec 15

Column: Why raising the minimum wage is good economics

By John Komlos

It's about time to raise the minimum wage, writes economist John Komlos.

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Nov 10

Republican candidates oppose the $15 minimum wage

By Julie Bykowicz, Julie Pace, Associated Press

"If you raise the minimum, you're going to make people more expensive than a machine," Florida Sen. Marco Rubio said.

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