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02.24.19

• Washington Observer-Reporter Letter to the Editor: Increase in minimum wage necessary

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02.21.19

• York Dispatch: PA’s minimum wage no longer defensible
• Lolita Owens, SEIU Member: Have you tried to live on the minimum wage? It’s time to raise it.
• New York Times: The $15 minimum wage doesn’t just improve lives. It saves them.

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02.20.19

• Pennsylvania Capital-Star: Pa., California economists duel over minimum wage hike’s impact on consumers

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02.17.19

• Ben Bright, chairman of Washington County Democratic Committee: Raising PA’s minimum wage will spur growth

02.16.29

• Patriot-News Letter to the Editor: We’re not talking about charity. Minimum wage is a moral issue

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02.14.19

• Washington Observer-Reporter: Rise in PA’s minimum wage long overdue

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02.12.19

• State Rep. Austin Davis: Pennsylvania in dire need of a minimum wage increase.
• KYW News Radio: Dozens gather for rally to ‘raise the wage’
• The Philadelphia Inquirer: Pennsylvania lawmakers should calculate the high cost of low wages
• The  Pennsylvania Capital-Star: Wolf’s budget plan will move PA forward – here’s how
• Pennlive/Patriot-News: It’s time to bring the fight for $15 across the finish line

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2/9/19

• Pennlive/Patriot-News: A higher minimum wage will lift families, boost state revenue for the state budget

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1/7/17

• Higher Seattle Minimum Wage Hasn’t Hurt Restaurant Jobs Growth After A Year

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1/1/17

• 19 States Increase Minimum Wage at the Start of 2017

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11/1/16

• Fetterman: Let’s raise the minimum wage
• Can our busted politics fix the broken minimum wage?
• A living wage helps end the cycle of poverty
• Blocking minimum wage hike is cruel to Pennsylvanians

10/27/16

• Oped: GOP blocks PA minimum wage hike for entire session

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10/25/16

• $15 an hour for minimum wage?
• Two dozen rally for a minimum wage hike Tuesday in Penn Square

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10/24/16

• Commentary: Demand $15-an-hour minimum wage in Pa.

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9/12/16

• Lawmakers should create higher minimum wage

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9/7/16

• Lehigh Valley Chamber backs increasing minimum wage

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9/6/16

• Minimum Wage Key Issue for PA Voters

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8/3/16

• PPP Poll: 76% of Pennsylvanians support increasing minimum wage

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7/3/16

• Ten years without a vote on Pa.’s minimum wage is frustrating: PennLive letter

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7/1/16

• 10 years is too long without vote on decent minimum wage

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6/30/16

• York NAACP chief: Raise Pa. minimum wage (column)

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6/29/16

• A decade of failing Pennsylvania workers
• If we can put wine in the grocery store, we can hike the minimum wage: Art Haywood
• Alan Jennings – By not raising minimum wage, Pa. lawmakers tell workers: tough luck

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6/28/16

• Sec. Manderino Continues ‘Jobs that Pay’ Tour in Philadelphia and Bristol
• Commentary: It’s long past time to raise the minimum wage in Pa.

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6/23/16

• Phila. Group Heads To Harrisburg To Demand Increase In Minimum Wage

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6/20/16

• Paychex hosts Wolf administration visit on minimum wage

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5/17/16

• Minimum wage debate louder than ever in PA

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5/16/16

• McDonald’s Just Admitted That Worker Benefits Are Actually Good for Business

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5/10/16

• Supporters of increasing minimum wage gather in Harrisburg
• Two Philadelphia Companies Fined For Minimum Wage Violations

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5/2/16

• High court backs out of $15-an-hour wage fight

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4/27/16

• Minimum wage raise bill stuck in PA congress
• Wages in PA: How far does $20 stretch?

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4/24/16

• Capitol Matters: Minimum wage boost would affect 1 million

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4/18/16

• Pennsylvania lags behind other states in raising minimum wage
• Early analysis of Seattle’s $15 wage law: Effect on prices minimal one year after implementation

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4/14/16

• Min Meadville visit, Gov. Wolf says he wants raise for 6,500 Crawford Countians

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4/11/16

• Pennsylvania not moving on minimum wage hike

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4/9/16

• Local experts, businesses weigh in on raising minimum wage

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4/5/16

• Letters: Raising minimum wage would help Pa.
• Raise minimum wage

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4/4/16

• Governor makes case for minimum wage hike on visit to Newtown Township

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4/2/16

• Minimum wage hike is economically sound

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4/1/16

• Wolf calls for raise in minimum wage in Wilkes-Barre visit
• Allegheny County councilman pushes for hike in state minimum wage
• Today Marks 25th Anniversary Of Last Time Tipped Minimum Wage Was Raised
• Valley chamber leaders wary of hike in minimum wage

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3/31/16

• Governor visits Allentown to push for minimum wage increase
• Governor Wolf visits Allentown to promote minimum wage increase
• Wolf: Higher minimum wage good for business, economy

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3/24/16

• Rally in York to support minimum wage hike
• Service Workers’ Advocates Call For Higher Tipped Wages

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3/22/16

• Inquirer Editorial: Overpaid legislators should raise the minimum wage

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3/19/16

• Raise the minimum wage rally in Warrington

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3/18/16

• Gingrich blamed for blocking minimum wage increase

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3/17/16

• Raise the Wage demonstration targets Sen. Lisa Baker’s Dallas office
• Activists Demonstrate In Center City Demanding Minimum Wage Increase

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3/16/16

• Activists rally for a $10.10 minimum wage

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3/14/16

• Activists to gather Tuesday in Penn Square to push raising minimum wage

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3/13/16

• People in Reading rally for raising the minimum wage
• Advocates rally in Reading for increase in Pa. minimum wage to $15 an hour

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3/11/16

• Pennsylvania Gov. Wolf calls for statewide increase to minimum wage

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3/8/16

• Letter: Hike in Pa. minimum wage is overdue
• Gov. Wolf Takes Argument For Minimum Wage Hike For All Pennsylvanians On The Road
• Wolf’s wage plan a step in the right direction
• Wolf joins progressive politicians for minimum wage reform
• Wolf’s minimum wage

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3/7/16

• Press Release: Raise the Wage PA Applauds Governor Wolf’s Decision to Raise Minimum Wage for State Workers and Contractors

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3/5/16

• Wolf to sign executive order raising minimum wage for certain workers

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2/9/16

• A majority of low-wage workers earn so little they must rely on public assistance to make ends meet

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1/26/16

• $10.25 minimum wage proposed in Del.

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1/4/16

• As bordering states raise minimum wage, many wondering when Pennsylvania will follow suit

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1/3/16

• Raising minimum wage makes business sense

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12/26/15

• Demonstrators rally in Lebanon for minimum wage increase

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12/23/15

• Minimum Wage Going Up In 14 States At Start Of 2016

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11/22/15

• Luzerne County Residents Rally to Raise Minimum Wage
• EDITORIAL: Raise minimum tipping wage

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11/16/15

• Increase minimum wage to offset sales tax hike
• Here’s $360 million reasons to raise Pa.’s minimum wage: Art Haywood

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11/12/15

• Pennsylvanians need a raise

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10/29/15

• Raise Pennsylvania’s minimum wage

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10/27/15

• Philadelphia behind the curve on minimum wage

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10/22/15

• Sen. Tartaglione pushes for vote on $10.10 minimum wage

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10/12/15

• Minimum wage least we can do
• Armstrong: It’s way past time to raise the minimum wage

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10/11/15

• We need a $15 hourly minimum wage

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10/8/15

• Local activists rally for higher minimum wage

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10/7/15

• Raise the Wage protest held in Dallas Wednesday

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10/6/15

• Why won’t Rep. Gingrich move state minimum wage bill out of committee?: PennLive letters

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10/1/15

• Senator hopes to force vote on $10.10 minimum wage
• Here’s another reason a minimum wage hike should be part of budget talks: Yannet Lathrop

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9/30/15

• Rally aims to push Pa minimum wage bill to vote

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9/11/15

• Here’s how long it would take to pay Penn State tuition on a minimum-wage job

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9/8/15

• On Labor Day, remember how unions have helped every American worker: Rick Bloomingdale

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9/4/15

• Celebrate labor, raise the minimum wage

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8/31/15

• Family Budget Data Offered as Argument for PA Minimum Wage Hike

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8/28/15

• Raising minimum wage to $10.10 should be part of Pennsylvania budget discussions: Kati Sipp

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8/27/15

• Geisinger raises its minimum wage
• Family Budget Calculator Shows What Families Need to Get By in Pa.

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8/25/15

• Valley officials push for minimum wage hike

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8/24/15

• Pennsylvania lags in women’s equality

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8/23/15

• Minimum-wage debate heats up in Pennsylvania

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8/21/15

• Anthony & Jennifer Brocato: Increasing the minimum wage can benefit small businesses

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8/5/15

• No full-time worker should have to live in poverty

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8/3/15

• How far would a $15 minimum wage go in Pa.? This map will tell you

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7/30/15

• Higher wages a surprising success for Seattle restaurant
• Pennsylvania Employers Steal Tens Of Millions Of Dollars From Their Workers In Any Given Week

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7/27/15

• New York’s minimum wage plans echo in Wyoming Valley
• The Average Worker in Pennsylvania Can’t Afford Rent
• Report: Pennsylvania employers stealing millions from workers every week

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7/9/15

• 2 Philly restaurants retain workers by paying a real minimum wage

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7/8/15

• The States Where Women Earn The Least

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7/7/15

• How wage hikes can lead to more customer happiness

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7/6/15

• When my employer didn’t pay me the wages I’d earned, I almost lost everything

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7/1/15

• PA Bosses Are Stealing Up to $32 Million a Week From Their Workers

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6/13/15

• Los Angeles Votes to Raise Minimum Wage to $15

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6/12/15

• Here’s why minimum wage hike foes are whistling in the winds of progress: Sean Flaherty

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6/8/15

• Raise the Minimum Wage PA delivers petition to Sen. Jake Corman

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6/2/15

• How much do you need to earn to rent a modest 2-bedroom apt in Pa? This map will tell you
• Wages don’t cover rent for low-income people in Lancaster county, study shows

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5/29/15

• Study: Rent too expensive in America for full-time minimum-wage workers

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5/27/15

• Duquesne University to raise employee minimum wage to $16
• Robert Freeman: Reducing income inequality fosters economic opportunities

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5/26/15

• Why minimum wage is a bigger problem for women than men
• Haywood continues to push to raise Pa. minimum wage to $10.10

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5/22/15

• Worker claims Flint Energy owes him overtime pay

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5/21/15

• WirePOLITICS – Haywood, Boyle support minimum wage increase
• Tim Boyle: Efforts to raise the minimum wage gaining momentum
• Midstate wages aren’t keeping pace with need for affordable housing: Report

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5/20/15

• Analysis: Philly’s cost of living erodes minimum wage

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5/18/15

• Minimum-wage increase helps workers, employers

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5/15/15

• Johnson seeks non-binding referendum on $15 minimum wage

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5/12/15

• Pennsylvania Senate seeks to raise minimum wage

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5/11/15

• Why the minimum wage should be increased (letter)

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5/7/15

• There’s no real ‘debate’ about the benefit of raising the minimum wage

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5/6/15

• #RaiseTheWage: Industry Group Uses Inner City Poverty, Crime and Youth Unemployment As Excuses to NOT Raise the Minimum Wage

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5/5/15

• Senators consider proposal to raise the state’s minimum wage
• Pa. lawmakers consider raising minimum wage
• Report: Pennsylvania Subsidizes Poverty Wages at Nursing Homes
• Philly Workers Take Minimum Wage Fight to Capital
• #RaiseTheWage: Labor Economist Mark Price Gives Play-by-Play on Minimum Wage Hearing

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5/4/15

• Time for Part Two of the minimum wage fight: Mark Price
• State Sen. Daylin Leach Proposes $15/Hour Minimum Wage Bill

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5/2/15

• Beaver County Commissioners Urge Raise in Minimum Wage

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4/28/15

• Minimum wage hike to $10.10 would help 57,000 in Lancaster, study says
• Judges sides with Red Robin servers in minimum wage lawsuit

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4/27/15

• Study: $10.10 minimum wage would boost Pa. workers, economy
• Volunteers say Bucks would benefits from minimum wage increase

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4/26/15

• Debate Over Raising Pennsylvania’s Minimum Wage Continues In State Capitol

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4/24/15

• Low wages help drive NEPA’s woes

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4/23/15

• Analysis: $10.10/Hour Min Wage Would Add 6,000 PA Jobs

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4/22/15

• Supporters push drive to hike minimum wage
• Minimum Wage Increase Would be Raise to 65,000 LV Workers
• Area residents encouraged to back minimum wage increase
• New Study Reviews Effect of Governor’s Wage Increase
• In brief: Hike in minimum wage would help 32,000 in Erie County, study says
• Study: Minimum wage hike to $10.10 would affect 25,000 workers in Cumberland County
• York NAACP schedules news conference about report on raising the minimum wage
• Debate to raise minimum wage continues
• Keystone Research Center: 1.2 million Pennsylvania Workers Would Benefit From Minimum Wage Increase
• Advocacy group urges minimum wage hike
• Minimum wage hike to $10.10 an hour would benefit 65,382 Lehigh Valley workers, think tank says
• Advocacy group for immigrants calls for higher minimum wage
• New Study Finds Raising Minimum Wage Would Boost Pa Economy
• Study: Increased minimum wage could impact 11,000 local workers
• TV Coverage from Channel 11 News – Pittsburgh
• Radio Coverage from WESA – Pittsburgh

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4/15/15

• Families can’t wait for minimum wage hike
• Workers push for wage hike in nation

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4/7/15

• Spur the economy: A real rise in the minimum wage is long overdue

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4/6/15

• Wal-Mart Sets Off Minimum Wage Race

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4/5/15

• Letter to the Editor: Reed should back minimum wage hike

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4/2/15

• Small business owners weigh in on bill to raise minimum wage
• Pa. lawmakers push to raise minimum wage to $10.10 an hour

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4/1/15

• Area residents would welcome higher wages at McDonald’s

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3/31/15

• Farm-labor contractor penalized over low wages

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3/11/15

• Minimum wage rally draws a crowd in Cumru Twp.

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3/9/15

• Pennsylvania Worker Advocates Lobbying Harrisburg to Hike State’s Minimum Wage

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3/2/15

• Pa. Lawmakers Debate Minimum Wage Increase

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2/24/15

• Wolf readies plan for Pa. tax, minimum wage hikes

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2/20/15

• Efforts increase to raise state minimum wage

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2/19/15

• Higher Wal-Mart wages encouraging to Pa. lawmaker

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2/17/15

• ‘Minimum effort for maximum gain’ – here’s why we need to increase the minimum wage: Dennis Roddy

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2/16/15

• Patch Readers Support Pa. Minimum Wage Increase

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2/14/15

• Editorials from around Pa: TIME FOR A LIVING WAGE
• Cohen reintroduces his minimum-wage bill to increase wage to $11.50

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2/10/15

• PA Gov. Tom Wolf says he’ll push for passage of state minimum wage hike to $10.10 over two years
• Wolf says he’ll push for passage of Pa. minimum wage hike

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2/9/15

• Philadelphia Workers Attend Minimum-Wage-Hike Rally in Harrisburg
• Lawmakers, labor advocates renew push for raising state’s minimum wage
• Minimum Wage Bill Reintroduced
• ‘Low wage is not OK’: Minimum wage marchers want raise from $7.25 to $10.10
• Supporters plan minimum wage push
• Lifting PA’s Minimum Wage to $10.10 Per Hour Would Give a Much Bigger Boost to PA Families and Economy than an Increase to $8.75
• Minimum wage workers march on state capitol

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2/4/15

• LETTER: Wagner minimum wage pitch a political play

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1/27/15

• Minimum wage bill would raise it from $7.25 to $10.10

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1/22/15

• Higher Minimum Wage Wouldn’t Hurt Fast Food, Report Says

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1/19/15

• Cuomo calls for highest minimum wage in the U.S., higher in NYC

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1/7/15

• Proposed bill would raise Kansas minimum wage $3 by 2017

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1/6/15

• Pa.’s minimum wage should increase
• Underpaying is an insult to hard workers

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1/4/15

• Withering wage: The neighbors put Pennsylvania minimum wage to shame

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1/2/15

• New Jersey Raises Minimum Wage by 13 Cents
• New Jersey raises its minimum wage by 13 cents – could it happen here?: Friday Morning Coffee

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1/1/15

• No evidence of negative fallout from N.J.’s higher minimum wage

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12/31/14

• New Jersey Raising Minimum Wage
• States’ Minimum Wages Rise, Helping Millions of Workers

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12/26/14

• Pennsylvania not among 20 states raising minimum wage

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12/22/14

• Minimum wage debate felt locally

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12/5/14

• Fast-Food Strikes Hit Record Numbers, Span 190 Cities

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12/1/14

• Philadelphia push to raise minimum wage part of national debate

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11/30/14

• Raising pay, easing hunger

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11/13/14

• Pa. lawmakers to revive push for minimum wage hike
• Pa. food banks see record levels of need

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10/28/14

• Guest Column: Delco will be hot seat in elections

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10/26/14

• Raising minimum wages would benefit economy

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10/21/14

• Nutter supports rise in state, federal minimum wage

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10/6/14

• Pennsylvania should raise minimum wage
• Poor effort: Government can still make a difference on poverty

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9/29/14

• Supporters rally to raise Pa. minimum wage
• Vote PA a Raise Day calls for $10.10 minimum wage
• Advocates push for higher minimum wage
• Dems, unions, others rally for hiking minimum wage
• Groups urge minimum wage increase in Pennsylvania
• Groups push for raising Pa.’s $7.25 an hour minimum wage to at least $10.10
• Lawmaker, activists call for minimum wage hike
• State Rep. Costa Advocates for Raising the Minimum Wage in PA
• Costa pushes for minimum wage hike
• Local lawmakers advocate minimum wage increase
• Monday rally at Media courthouse calls for minimum wage hike
• Advocates rally in Wyomissing to raise minimum wage
• In Delaware County, State Senators And Supporters Rally For Increase In Pa. Minimum Wage

TV coverage of “Vote PA a Raise” Statewide Day of Action (click on thumbnails):

• WFMZ 69 – Allentown & Wyomissing
• WFMZ 69 – Wyomissing
• Fox 8 – Altoona
• Channel 6 – Altoona
• WTAJ – Altoona
• CW Philly – Media
• WGAL – Harrisburg
• WGAL – Harrisburg
• ABC 27 – Harrisburg
• ABC 27 – Harrisburg
• ABC 27 – Harrisburg
• ABC 27 – Harrisburg
• CBS 3 – Media & Philadelphia
• ABC 6 – Philadelphia
• Fox 29 – Philadelphia
• Channel 11 – Pittsburgh
• Fox 53 – Pittsburgh
• Action News 4 – Pittsburgh
• Fox 43 – York
• Video by Paul Kuehnel – York

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9/26/14

• Is Wage Theft the New Civil Rights Issue for Workers?

9/23/14

• Sandra L. Strauss: It’s time for leaders to champion increase in minimum wage

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9/17/14

• Report: Middle class shrinks in Delco

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9/11/14

• Column: Keep Pa. growing by raising minimum wage

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9/1/14

• We Taxpayers help subsidize those low-wage jobs: PennLive letters

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8/11/14

• PA Minimum Wage Increase: Why It Will Happen

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7/26/14

• For many, full-time work at minimum wage isn’t enough
• Letter to the Editor: Raise minimum wage

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7/23/14

• In our view: The minimum wage should be raised from just $7.25. Do you agree?

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7/19/14

• States That Raised Minimum Wage See Faster Job Growth, Report Says

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6/19/14

• Three economic arguments for a higher Pa. minimum wage: PennLive letters

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6/11/14

• Another study touts $10.10 minimum wage

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6/10/14

• Activists to Nutter: Enforce minimum wage now

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6/4/14

• Workers rally on minimum wage

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6/3/14

• Rally to raise the minimum wage at Pa. Capitol
• Unions, lawmakers ask for minimum wage raise
• Another rally to increase minimum wage, but will it happen?
• Video: ABC6 coverage of protesters from Philadelphia
• Video: Fox29 coverage of Pennsylvania and Seattle minimum wage fights

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5/25/14

• Hike in minimum wage would benefit senior citizens

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5/16/14

• Letter to the Editor: Minimum wage increase widely supported across Pa.
• 28,449 people need minimum wage hike

5/15/14

• Low minimum wage sticks all of us with higher welfare costs: PennLive letters
• More states, cities raising minimum wage

5/13/14

• Study: Base-wage hike would benefit thousands in area

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5/12/14

• Raising the minimum wage would cut food stamp costs
• More Than a Million Reasons for PA Minimum-Wage Hike
• Vermont hikes minimum wage to $10.50

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5/8/14

• Raise the Wage PA  Rallies Across State
• ‘Raise the Wage PA’ rallies held across state
• Rallies held across Pennsylvania in support of raising minimum wage
• State minimum wage hike supporters rally at Penn Square
• Study: One fifth of county workers impacted by minimum wage hike
• Supporters of minimum wage hike rally at Capitol
• Protesters rally in Doylestown for $10.10 hourly minimum wage
• Is it time for a raise in the state’s minimum wage? Faith and labor leaders and Rep. Patty Kim think so
• Phila. Workers Call for Hire Minimum Wage, Promise Ongoing Activism
• Workers Rally to Raise PA Minimum Wage
• Advocates urge minimum-wage increase in Pennsylvania
• Unions, lawmakers rally for higher minimum wage
• Raise the Wage PA rallies for a raise in minimum wage
• NBC10 coverage of event in Philadelphia
• Philadelphia fast food workers will take part in national strike
• Not giving up the fight for fair wages (page 4)

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5/7/14

• Report: 1M Pa. workers would benefit from minimum wage hike
• Mapping the Data: Minimum wage of $10.10/hour would benefit 21% of workers here
• Subway CEO No Longer Thinks Minimum Wage Hike A ‘Bad Idea’
• Brian O’Neill: People working for tips in restaurants could use a raise

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4/28/14

• Hawaii Becomes Third State This Year to Adopt a $10.10 Minimum Wage

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4/23/14

• Local Youth Group Joins in Campaign to Raise Minimum Wage

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4/19/14

• Minimum Wagers Can’t Afford to Live in Philly

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4/10/14

• Minnesota to increase minimum wage

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4/7/14

• Candidate Kate McGinty prodding Corbett on wage law
• Maryland set to increase its minimum wage to $10.10 by 2018
• Maryland Lawmakers Approve Minimum Wage Increase

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4/5/14

• PA Lawmakers Propose Minimum Wage Increase to $12 an Hour

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4/4/14

• Sen. Tartaglione Say PA Minimum Wage Should be $10.10/Hour

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3/31/14

• Connecticut’s hourly $10.10 minimum wage a first

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3/28/14

• Minimum wage increase will help workers, small business, economy: PennLive letters

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3/27/14

• Shrinking wage: Restore the buying power of the Pa. minimum
• A minimum wage hike is long past due: Daylin Leach

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3/22/14

• COMMENTARY: MARK PRICE AND CHRIS LILIENTHAL Minimum-wage hike will help Pa. economy
• Pennsylvania urged to raise minimum wage

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3/18/2014

• Activists Call for Minimum Wage Increase
• PA Rallies Call for Higher Wages
• CBS21 in Harrisburg