By Joyce Rosenberg
Associated Press (AP), Nov 5, 2014
... MINIMUM WAGE
Republicans have opposed Obama’s calls for the federal hourly minimum wage to be raised to $10.10 from $7.25. But voters in five states cast ballots in favor of a higher minimum, including usually conservative Alaska, Arkansas, Nebraska and South Dakota.
The success of those referendums and legislative votes this year to raise the minimum in 10 other states may encourage Republicans to support a higher federal minimum, says Holly Sklar, director of the advocacy group Business for a Fair Minimum Wage. They may also be more inclined to raise the minimum, last increased in 2009, as the 2016 election approaches, she says.
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