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Aug 24, 2016

High court to hear challenge to minimum wage vote

Minneapolis seeks reversal of judge’s ruling on charter amendment

Aug 10, 2015

Push for higher minimum wage ignites worry about enforcement

Plenty of scofflaw businesses don’t pay the legal minimum now and probably won’t pay the new, higher wages either.

Jul 24, 2015

Higher minimum-wage proposals gain ground on both coasts

The 240,000-student University of California becomes the nation's first public university to commit itself to the $15-an-hour wage.

Aug 1, 2014

Businesses brace for minimum wage impacts

The new state law creates a five-tiered system that ramps up the minimum wage over the next three years.

Jun 6, 2014

States may be expanding wealth gap

Economic statistics show that incomes for the top 1 percent of U.S. households soared 31 percent from 2009 through 2012, after adjusting for inflation, yet inched up an average of 0.4 percent for those making less.

May 28, 2014

Smith: ‘Making Work Pay’ includes race/gender equity

A comprehensive study issued at the end of the legislative session provides a solid factual framework for understanding the stagnation of the middle class, gender and racial inequality, and the widening of the overall economic divide.

May 21, 2014

Chamber of Commerce reviews bumpy session

From business-to-business taxes to minimum wage, the Minnesota Chamber of Commerce recounts a mixed legislative session for businesses.

Apr 15, 2014

To cheers, Dayton signs minimum wage bill

The signing ceremony, which was held before a packed crowd in the Capitol rotunda, had all the hallmarks of an election night celebration as Dayton and top DFL legislative leaders took turns at the dais to celebrate the state’s first such hike in nearly decade.

Apr 11, 2014

The Capitol Note: Dayton to sign minimum wage hike

Just two days after Hennepin County District Court Judge Susan Robiner ruled that Minneapolis residents should get to vote on a charter amendment to raise the minimum wage in the city, the Minnesota Supreme Court has agreed to take another look. The lawyers involved will be working on an extremely tight schedule, with briefs due ...

Apr 10, 2014

The Capitol Note: Senate committee hears medical marijuana

Just two days after Hennepin County District Court Judge Susan Robiner ruled that Minneapolis residents should get to vote on a charter amendment to raise the minimum wage in the city, the Minnesota Supreme Court has agreed to take another look. The lawyers involved will be working on an extremely tight schedule, with briefs due ...

Apr 2, 2014

A DFL push for gender fairness — and votes

A Senate panel on Monday unanimously approved the Women’s Economic Security Act, which funds programs to lure more women into better-paying, male-dominated fields.

Mar 28, 2014

Connecticut’s hourly $10.10 minimum wage a 1st

Connecticut Gov. Dannel P. Malloy signed legislation Thursday that will raise Connecticut’s minimum wage to $10.10 an hour by 2017.

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