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By Katie Woodall
KAIT Region 8 News, Little Rock, September 25, 2018

A group hoping to increase the minimum wage by $2.50 an hour by 2021 kicked off an awareness campaign Tuesday. As Little Rock station KATV reports, Arkansans For A Fair Wage are fighting for Issue 5 to be put on the November ballot. ...

Capi Peck is a restaurant owner in Little Rock who supports Issue 5.

Peck already pays her employees above the minimum wage, and says it has paid off for her business.

“It’s been successful for me to pay my staff more than minimum wage because I feel like that that makes them more loyal and more productive, happier and healthier if they don’t have to work two or three jobs to put food on the table.” said Peck. ...

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