By Eric Morath and Matt Stiles
Wall Street Journal, Nov 5, 2014
The success of referendums in Alaska, Arkansas, Nebraska, and South Dakota and legislative votes this year to raise the minimum wage in 10 other states may encourage more Republicans to support a higher federal minimum, says Holly Sklar, director of the advocacy group Business for a Fair Minimum Wage. - Assocated Press
Minimum-wage increases spread deeper into conservative areas of the U.S., with ballot measures winning in four states despite widespread losses for Democrats …
And already there’s preliminary planning for minimum-wage ballot initiatives in upcoming elections, including in Maine, said Paul Sonn, general counsel for the National Employment Law Project Action Fund, an organization that supports minimum-wage increases. ...