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A higher minimum wage for health care workers that Gov. Gavin Newsom signed into law is set to take effect in two weeks, but he is racing to delay it because of its potential impact on the state budget deficit.
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Debate is hot about the impact of a higher minimum wage. Half a million Californians work in fast-food, where wages had stagnated for decades. Restaurant owners warn of higher prices and fewer hours.
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The paper is signed; Oregon's minimum wage will push up in steps over the next five years, eventually reaching $14.75 per hour in the Portland area, less…
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Oregon's legislature may raise the minimum wage, and in pieces... the bigger the city, the bigger the raise. Is that fair? Tell us in this week's VENTSday…
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Lydia Flores saves gas money by taking a two-hour train ride to and from her cashier job at a Los Angeles supermarket. She tells her teenage sons about…
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Hurray for a raise. Oregon's minimum wage, tied to inflation, hit $9.25 an hour with the new year, putting it a full two dollars above the federal…