federal minimum wage
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Democrats Assail G.O.P. After Filibuster of Proposal to Raise Minimum Wage
[Washington Post] WASHINGTON — With the Republican-led filibuster of a Senate proposal to raise the federal minimum wage to $10.10…
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Senate GOP Blocks Dems’ Minimum Wage Boost
ALAN FRAM, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Republicans blocked an election-year Democratic bill on Wednesday that would boost the…
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Minimum Wage Jump Good for Low-Income Blacks
By Freddie Allen NNPA Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) – Increasing the minimum wage to $10.10 by 2016 would lift nearly…
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Minimum Wage Report Puts Democrats on Defensive
ALAN FRAM, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A report by Congress’ nonpartisan budget analysts seems to have thrown Democrats onto…
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Democrats’ Minimum Wage Push Remains a Long Shot
WASHINGTON (AP) — A Democratic push to boost the federal minimum wage to $10.10 an hour is a long shot…
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Time to Raise Minimum Wage
By George E. Curry NNPA Columnist The first federal minimum wage of 25 cents an hour was established in 1938.…
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Poll Shows Strong Support for $9 Per Hour Minimum Wage
[UPI] PRINCETON, N.J., Nov. 11 (UPI) — More than three quarters of respondents to a Gallup poll indicated they would…
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