The support for a gradual statewide increase comes even though a majority of likely voters say it would hurt small businesses, much like the 28 percent who oppose Question 4.
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Companies agree to back pay after lawsuit testing nation’s first $15 minimum wage law
Firms servicing Seattle’s airport settled after they allegedly ignored a law they considered invalid.
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Trump’s minimum-wage reversal is latest headache for Republicans
Breaking with his party’s views and platform, Donald Trump backs a $10-an-hour federal minimum wage.
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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.