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Apr 30

‘I knew that it would be a long, hard fight,’ says activist who wants to raise minimum wage

By Kamala Kelkar, Laura Fong

Terrence Wise started organizing in 2013, when he was making $7.25 an hour at McDonald’s in Kansas City, Missouri.

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Apr 25

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Bernie Sanders on making Democrats a 50-state party

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Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., joins Judy Woodruff to discuss the chances of avoiding a government shutdown, rethinking American trade policy and the introduction of legislation to raise the minimum wage to $15, what Democrats need to do to build a…

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Jan 06

A snapshot of the new laws that take effect in 2017

By Joshua Barajas, Gretchen Frazee

Eighteen states raised the minimum wage. California broadened restrictions on cellphone use for drivers.

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Dec 16

Column: Raising the minimum wage lowers employment for teens and low-skill workers

By Diana Furchtgott-Roth

Raising the minimum wage to $15 an hour makes a good soundbite, but the people who will be hurt are those who are least able to look after themselves.

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Nov 29

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News Wrap: Plane carrying a top Brazilian soccer team crashes, killing 71

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In our news wrap Tuesday, a chartered plane carrying a top Brazilian soccer team crashed in Colombia overnight, killing 71 people on board. The plane went down in the mountains near Medellin as athletes and a group of journalists covering…

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Nov 29

Low-wage workers across the country protest and strike, demanding $15 minimum wage

By Kristen Doerer

Low-wage workers across the country are protesting and striking in a coordinated effort labeled the Fight for $15 “day of disruption” on Tuesday. Fast-food workers, airport employees, health aides, child care workers and Uber drivers are demanding a $15 minimum…

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Nov 29

Column: Fight for $15 has brought $62 billion in raises and counting to underpaid workers

By Paul Sonn, Yannet Lathrop

Workers of the Fight for $15 are staging their largest strike yet on Tuesday. A new report by the National Employment Law Project shows that since the movement launched in 2012, underpaid workers have won a stunning $61.5 billion in…

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Nov 07

On Election Day, several states will vote on raising minimum wage

By Kristen Doerer

Five states this year aren’t waiting for the next administration to take shape. On Tuesday, residents of Colorado, Arizona, Maine and Washington will vote on ballot measures that would give low-wage workers a raise, the most minimum wage initiatives in…

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Nov 02

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Legal pot, gun control and other big ballot initiatives to watch

By PBS News Hour

There are more than 150 ballot initiatives this year at the state level, capable of creating huge change for voters. Nine states are voting on the legalization of recreational or medical marijuana. Other measures concern gun control, the minimum wage…

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Oct 20

Column: $15 minimum wage won’t hurt workers? Don’t take it seriously

By Mark J. Perry

Many of us in the economics profession recognize that the minimum wage is a terrible and cruel public policy, one that reduces employment opportunities for the most vulnerable Americans.

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