Four states to ask voters to raise minimum wage

By Sean Higgins

Published August 28, 2016 4:01am ET

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Four states to ask voters to raise minimum wage — The economic impact of a $15 rate is hard to gauge. A July study by the University of Washington of Seattle's increase to $11 an hour found that the region's low-income workers were marginally worse off because of it. (AP Photo) | Ted S. Warren

Advocates for a higher minimum wage are trying to keep the movement’s momentum up through a round of state-level ballot initiatives in November proposing a higher rate. They hope that increasing the number of states with high minimums will put pressure on Congress to match it at the federal level.

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