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Minnesota House expands minimum wage bill

April 29, 2013 in Worthington Daily Globe

Parental leave time will be doubled in proposal likely
to passST. PAUL The Minnesota House likely will approve a minimum wage increase later this week, after a committee Monday expanded the bill’s reach by doubling state-required parental leave for a new child. Continue Reading

Minnesota Legislative notebook: Representatives hear that minimum wage increase would help economy

February 26, 2013 in DL-Online

Minnesota minimum wages would rise from $6.15 to as much as $10.55 an hour under bills lawmakers are examining this week. Continue Reading

Drawing the poverty line: Obama’s proposed bump in minimum wage would still leave full-time workers poor

February 13, 2013 in The Dickinson Press

If a proposal President Barack Obama made in his State of the Union address Tuesday night goes through, those working full-time making minimum wage would still be living below the poverty line. Continue Reading

Minimum wage gap grows between states

December 31, 2012 in The Dickinson Press

OLYMPIA, Wash. With a bump in the minimum wage to $9.19 an hour on today, high school student Miranda Olson will edge closer to her goal of purchasing that black Volkswagen Beetle she’s been researching online. Continue Reading

Federal minimum wage increase focus of Romney in campaign

February 1, 2012 in Grand Forks Herald

Republican presidential contender Mitt Romney renewed his support Wednesday for automatic increases in the federal minimum wage to keep pace with inflation, a position sharply at odds with traditional GOP business allies, conservatives and the party’s senior lawmakers. Continue Reading

Bachmann says she’d consider minimum wage changes

August 26, 2011 in Grand Forks Herald

Republican presidential candidate Michele Bachmann won’t rule out changes to the federal minimum wage as a way to attract corporations back to the United States. Continue Reading

MINNESOTA LEGISLATURE: Religious groups come calling, lobbying … and not all for the same things

February 18, 2011 in Grand Forks Herald

Issues range from universal health care, minimum wage to abortion, same-sex marriageFor Minnesota religious groups both conservative and liberal, the state’s $6.2 billion budget deficit will be a factor. Continue Reading