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A four-letter word is shaping the debate on minimum wage increases

by Sam Harnett
Feb 20, 2017
Wage hike or wage increase? Does it really matter? Linguists would say "yes."
Protesters gathered at a rally for minimum wage in New York City. 
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Wetzel's Pretzels' CEO says minimum wage increase boosts business

by Sam Harnett
Feb 17, 2017
Bill Phelps was surprised — and pleased — by his own data.
When the minimum wage was raised in California, Wetzels Pretzels found its sales also increased.
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Minimum wage hikes: what economists think

by Sabri Ben-Achour
Jan 12, 2017
Nineteen states kicked off 2017 by increasing the minimum wage — some because of cost of living increases, others because of ballot initiatives or legislation. Economists agree that even significant hikes cost minimal job loss, although those generally come at the lowest end of the wage scale. And there’s also little evidence that the minimum […]
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There is a patchwork of minimum wages across the U.S.

by Mitchell Hartman
Dec 23, 2016
Congress hasn’t raised the federal minimum wage since 2009, but many states and localities have.
California Governor Jerry Brown signs the bill that will raise the state's minimum wage to $15 an hour by 2022 while surrounded by supporters and politicians on stage at the Ronald Reagan State Building in downtown Los Angeles, California on April 4, 2016. 
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Evictions on the rise as renters struggle

by Adam Allington
Dec 12, 2016
A new study from real estate company Redfin shows three million families are evicted annually.
Cinderblocks wall off the door and windows of a burned and abandoned rowhouse across the street from First Mt Calvary Baptist Church, in the Winchester-Sandtown neighborhood June 15, 2015 in Baltimore, Maryland. 
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In Oakland, people worry that good jobs are out of reach

by Sarah Gardner
Dec 7, 2016
Working-class residents aren't sharing as the tech boom spreads to Oakland.
A mural on the wall of a public high school in West Oakland conveys the message "Knowledge is Power."
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Long and Short: Minimum wage and Gilmore Girls

by Hayley Hershman
Dec 2, 2016
And how we define the working class.
How'd you feel about the "Gilmore Girls" revival?
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'Fight for $15' stages national protest on four-year anniversary

by Lewis Wallace
Nov 29, 2016
Movement to raise minimum wage gears up for a Trump presidency.
Workers and representatives from the Service Employees International Union leave a press conference at O'Hare Airport on Nov. 21, 2016 in Chicago, Illinois. 
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Minimum wage pumps up Florida voters

by Mitchell Hartman
Nov 4, 2016
A state pay-hike proposal didn't make it on the ballot, but the campaign continues.
People line up to vote at an early polling center in Miami.
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There wasn't much talk of the minimum wage last night

by Virginia Smith
Sep 27, 2016
But low-wage workers are in some of the toughest spots.
For many it's a challenge to make ends meet.
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