Landmark minimum wage hike bill passes in Oregon, Associated Press, February 19, 2016, CBS News: “Oregon lawmakers have approved landmark legislation that propels the state’s minimum wage for all workers to the highest rank in the U.S., and does so through an unparalleled tiered system based on geography. The state House of Representatives on Thursday passed Senate Bill 1532, which now heads to Democratic Gov. Kate Brown, who said in a statement she will sign it into law…”
Poverty-related issues in the news, from the Institute for Research on Poverty