Battle over Minimum Wage
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We debate the issue of raising the minimum wage with our panel.
Last week House Speaker Michael Madigan advanced a proposal to ask voters whether the state’s minimum wage should be increased to $10 an hour. Despite countless reports and research, the argument over the minimum wage still remains contentious. We debate the issue with our panel.
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Battle over Minimum Wage
Clip: 5/19/2014 | 13m 44sVideo has Closed Captions
Last week House Speaker Michael Madigan advanced a proposal to ask voters whether the state’s minimum wage should be increased to $10 an hour. Despite countless reports and research, the argument over the minimum wage still remains contentious. We debate the issue with our panel.
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