Minimum Wage

Economy

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January 17, 2014 5:00 am

Labor Secretary Thomas Perez joined Nancy Pelosi in calling for a minimum wage hike.

VIDEO: Democrats fighting hard for minimum wage increase

Lisa Ruhl -

January 15, 2014 5:00 am

Business Roundtable President John Engler and Randall Stephenson, Roundtable chairman and CEO of AT&T. Photo by Michael Bonfigli/The Christian Science Monitor.

Economy

Washington reporters parrot Obama’s ‘income inequality’ mantra

Paul Bedard -

January 15, 2014 5:00 am

An open letter organized by the left-leaning Economic Policy Institute recommends legislation introduced by Sen. Tom Harkin, D-Iowa, that would increase the federal minimum wage from its current $7.25 hourly rate to $10.10, indexed to increase with inflation.ÃÂ (AP/J. Scott Applewhite)

Economy

Seven Nobel Prize-winning economists endorse increase in minimum wage

Joseph Lawler -

January 14, 2014 5:00 am

Democratic candidate for governor Martha Coakley is faulting Republican gubernatorial hopeful Charlie Baker for failing to endorse a hike in the state's minimum wage. (AP Photo/Josh Reynolds, File)

Democrat Martha Coakley faults GOP’s Charlie Baker on minimum wage

Washington Examiner -

January 14, 2014 5:00 am

In this Dec. 24, 2013 file photo, Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn speaks during an interview with The Associated Press in Chicago. The debate on raising Illinoisâ minimum wage â an issue thatâs percolated for years â could take center stage throughout the 2014 election season as Quinn vows to get legislation approved in Springfield by yearâs end and Republicans work to fine tune their stances. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green, File)

Minimum wage hike to test 2014 governor candidates

Washington Examiner -

January 13, 2014 5:00 am

Economy

The week ahead in economics: Understanding inequality, Ben Bernanke speaks and inflation

Joseph Lawler -

January 13, 2014 5:00 am

Protestors demonstrate outside a McDonald's restaurant in Oakland, Calif., on Dec. 5 as part of push by labor unions, worker advocacy groups and Democrats to raise the federal minimum wage. (AP Photo/Ben Margot)

Economy

Federal minimum wage hike would affect states differently — and that’s a plus for Democrats

Joseph Lawler -

January 12, 2014 5:00 am

Entrepreneur in campaign to boost California minimum wage to $12 an hour

Associated Press -

January 11, 2014 5:00 am

Ron Unz, a Silicon Valley multimillionaire and registered Republican who once ran for governor and, briefly, U.S. Senate, wants state voters to endorse the wage jump. (Photo: Thinkstock)

Entrepreneur: Boost California wages to $12 an hour

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January 11, 2014 5:00 am

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Tag: Minimum Wage

Big Ideas: On Christie’s mess, suburbanites and Bitcoin

VIDEO: Democrats fighting hard for minimum wage increase

Washington reporters parrot Obama’s ‘income inequality’ mantra

Seven Nobel Prize-winning economists endorse increase in minimum wage

Democrat Martha Coakley faults GOP’s Charlie Baker on minimum wage

Minimum wage hike to test 2014 governor candidates

The week ahead in economics: Understanding inequality, Ben Bernanke speaks and inflation

Federal minimum wage hike would affect states differently — and that’s a plus for Democrats

Entrepreneur in campaign to boost California minimum wage to $12 an hour

Entrepreneur: Boost California wages to $12 an hour

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