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Study: A Higher Minimum Wage Would Reduce Child Abuse

Posted on August 29, 2017

The states of Oregon and Maryland and the cities of Los Angeles and Washington, D.C., all have implemented minimum-wage hikes this summer, and one study shows a positive side effect they might…

Is $15 minimum wage in the future for Florida workers?

Posted on July 23, 2015

State Senator Dwight Bullard, D-Miami, has filed a bill (SB 6) that would raise Florida’s minimum wage to $15 an hour. This past year, Bullard filed a similar proposal but it would…

Forum: The Impact of a Living Minimum Wage, May 28

Posted on May 19, 2014

The Pensacola Area Coffee Party and the League of Women Voters of the Pensacola Bay Area present a Public Forum: “The Impact of a Living Minimum Wage:” Wednesday, May 28, 2013 6:30…

Minimum Wage Myths – Who in Florida Needs a Raise?

Posted on September 9, 2013

By Stephanie Carroll Carson, Florida News Connection Fast-food workers around the country have been agitating for raises, and some members of Congress are pressing to increase the national minimum wage. But what…

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