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“People Love to Vote for a Raise”: Red States Gear Up for Minimum Wage Vote

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Twenty-six states have an initiated constitutional amendment process, which allows citizens to place legislation on the ballot for a vote by gathering a predetermined number of signatures.

The Fairness Project is an organization founded on the premise that increasing wages, advocating for working families and improving benefits are popular, nonpartisan priorities.

Missouri voters will decide on Proposition A , which would raise the state’s minimum wage and mandate paid sick leave for all private employees.

Alaska AFL-CIO’s President Joelle Hall says such initiatives prove that the state is actually purple.

In 2022 , nearly 60 precent of voters backed a minimum wage hike that will incrementally raise the rate to $ 15 an hour by 2026 .

Nebraska question would require all Nebraska businesses to offer paid sick leave to workers, earning them one hour of leave for every 30 hours worked.

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