States gaining speed on minimum wage faster than Obama, By Aamer Madhani, February 4, 2014, USA Today: “President Obama faces a difficult path in his push to raise the federal minimum wage, but workers and lawmakers have gained momentum on the state level on the issue that will remain front-and-center throughout much of the country in 2014. More than 30 states are set to consider legislation or ballot measures to hike the minimum wage in the coming months. Already, 22 bills have been introduced in 14 states and the District of Columbia on minimum wage increases and related issues in the first weeks of the 2014 legislative sessions, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures…”
Poverty-related issues in the news, from the Institute for Research on Poverty