Murphy was asked why he focused on the minimum wage on a day when marijuana tops the agenda in Trenton. We can walk and chew gum at the same time, he said. And besides, raising the minimum wage has been…
Democratic-controlled cities and Republican state legislatures are fighting it out through a political maneuver called preemption, when lawmakers write laws that prevent cities from enforcing their local ordinances. Special Correspondent Chris Bury reports from Missouri. This is part of an…
Although Gov. Christie vetoed a minimum wage increase this year, lawmakers, business leaders and worker advocates are still debating increasing the state's minimum wage to $15 per hour.
While some small business owners say a $15 minimum wage would be such a financial burden they might have to close their doors, others say the effect would be minimal.
Getting Ahead, a one hour documentary from Tavis Smiley and WNET, takes a granular look at how increasing the minimum wage is playing out in four Northern California cities where pay increases have been in place for at least two…
Jacquie, a Grill Cook at McDonalds, on the potential impact of the minimum wage increase. This interstitial is part of 'Chasing the Dream: Poverty and Opportunity in America,' a public media initiative that provides a deeper understanding of the impact…
Special report on at the impact of the minimum wage increase in New York.
On a moral level, most Americans agree that we should help the poor, but how exactly we go about it has become one of the most divisive issues in politics — and that’s saying a lot these days. The divide…