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Campaign finance reports today include mayoral spending, $850,000 for minimum wage

Seven-day pre-election finance reports are due today and they include the first meaningful reports on money in the race for Little Rock mayor.
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Report: Minimum wage increase won't harm economy

The corporate lobby thinks the sky will fall if Arkansas voters increase the minimum wage in next week's election. The facts don't bear that out.
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Children's Hospital will raise its minimum wage to $14 an hour, well beyond proposed amendment

KARK/Fox 16 reports an announcement from Arkansas Children's Hospital that it is increasing its minimum wage from $10.10 to $14 an hour effective Jan. 1.

5 reasons why Issue 5 is right for the Arkansas community

Issue 5 would help 300,000 Arkansans—a quarter of the state’s workforce— by gradually raising the minimum wage from $8.50 to $11 an hour by 2021. Whether you’re an employee, an employer, or just someone who wants to benefit from a thriving economy, there’s a reason for you to vote for Issue 5.
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Rising wages lift all

A minimum wage increase remains on the Arkansas ballot this year. That's good news for Arkansas.

Supreme Court upholds removal of Issue One from the ballot; clears minimum wage proposal

The Arkansas Supreme Court dealt the Arkansas State Chamber of Commerce two major defeats today. 1) It upheld a lower court ruling striking Issue One, the lawsuit limit and court takeover amendment, from the ballot. 2) It declined a petition signature challenge against the proposal to raise the minimum wage.
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Study: Minimum wage increase a boon to quality of life for 300,000

Backers of the proposal to increase the state minimum wage from $8.50 an hour are touting a new study on the idea from the National Employment Law Project. It says it would improve the quality of life for 300,000 people from all 75 Arkansas counties.

Minimum wage campaign begins advertising

Arkansans for a Fair Wage has produced TV advertising to support the ballot measure to raise the $8.50/hr. minimum wage to $11 by 2021.
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Amazon, unaware of Arkansas corporate disapproval, ups its minimum wage to $15 an hour

Amazon has announced it's raising its minimum wage to $15 an hour for all of its U.S. employees. They apparently aren't in receipt of the Arkansas chamber of commerce talking points about the damaging economic impact of a minimum wage higher than $8.50.

Petition day arrives for ballot measures on casinos, minimum wage and term limits

Today's the deadline to submit petitions to qualify initiated acts and constitutional amendments for the ballot. On tap: casinos, minimum wage, term limits.
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Supreme Court orders Rutledge to act on minimum wage petition

The Supreme Court says Attorney General Leslie Rutledge must act on ballot initiative petitions within three days

Leslie Rutledge again rejects ballot proposal to increase minimum wage

Speaking of the attorney general's ballot blockade...
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