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PublishedJuly 8, 2016
Group seeking $12 base wage posted jobs paying $10 an hour
The Maine People's Alliance insists the pay level in the ad was an error, but a critic of raising the minimum calls it a 'Do as I say, not as I do' moment.
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PublishedJuly 6, 2016
LePage uses radio address to oppose minimum wage ballot question
The governor's criticism, which blames union activism, includes familiar arguments about the impact on the cost of goods and some inaccurate information.
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PublishedJune 16, 2016
Maine business groups want to change wording of minimum wage referendum
Critics charge that the November ballot question doesn't fully explain its effect.
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PublishedApril 14, 2016
Maine business-backed $10-an-hour minimum wage bill falls short
The Senate votes 22-12 to support the proposal, short of the two-thirds majority needed to make it law before Mainers vote on a $12-an-hour initiative in November.
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PublishedApril 4, 2016
California enacts highest statewide minimum wage in U.S.
Gov. Jerry Brown signed a bill Monday that will increase the minimum wage in the state to $15 by 2022.
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PublishedFebruary 29, 2016
Maine’s November ballot may include battle of minimum wages
Business groups hope to offer a plan with a more moderate increase than the question calling for $12 an hour by 2020.
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PublishedJune 25, 2015
Baldacci bid for 2nd District ‘could well start in the days ahead’
It's an expected move from the Bangor city councilor, but an online jobs posting makes a primary run against Democrat Emily Cain look more certain.
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PublishedFebruary 12, 2015
Could minimum wage debate affect 2016 race in 2nd District?
Two Democratic city councilors who have expressed interest in running for Congress have staked out different stances on raising the Queen City's minimum wage. If Joe Baldacci and Ben Sprague run, that could affect a primary, where small divides between candidates can look wide.
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