US State Ballot Proposals on Minimum Wage Hikes Face Mixed Results
(Reuters) - Voters in Missouri have approved a proposal to raise the state's minimum wage to $15 an hour, while an identical measure in Alaska appears poised to pass and a bid to raise California's minimum wage to $18 seems headed towards failure, according to projections from Edison Research.
Here's how minimum wage and paid sick leave measures fared in the election
Voters in two red states, Alaska and Missouri, approved ballot measures to raise the minimum wage and require employers to provide paid sick time to their workers. In Alaska, the minimum wage will gradually rise to $15 per hour by July 1, 2027, up from $11 ...
State Ballot Measures to Watch: Abortion, Elections, Minimum Wage
Voters in 41 states are considering ballot measures that also include legalizing marijuana and public funding for private schools.
2024 Mass. ballot question results: MCAS, minimum wage and more
Click here for the latest results -- all five ballot questions have been decided. Massachusetts voters on Tuesday weighed in on five ballot questions that could impact everyone from high school students to rideshare drivers.
California’s minimum wage ballot measure is too close to call in early returns
California voters are deciding whether to raise the statewide minimum wage to $18 an hour, which would be the highest in U.S.
California Proposition 32 would increase minimum wage in the state to $18. What you should know
In the decade leading up to Proposition 32's placement on the ballot this year, California has doubled its minimum wage from $8 an hour to $16.
In these states, the minimum wage is on the ballot
There are a number of state-level ballot measures that voters will decide on today, many of them focused on election systems and abortion rights. But for some 60 million voters, wages are also on the ballot.
Workers in 4 states are up for a raise. This map shows the minimum wage in every state.
This Election Day, minimum wage workers in four states are waiting to learn if they'll get a raise. Though the federal minimum wage has remained at $7.25 since 2009, many municipalities have moved to boost it.
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Minimum wage rate hike on the ballot in 5 states
(NewsNation) — Voters in five states will decide on Tuesday whether workers who earn minimum wage will begin to start ...
Workers in Missouri can look forward to raises after minimum-wage boosts passed
Five states voted on some kind of minimum-wage changes. Missouri passed an increase, while Massachusetts rejected a measure ...
California voters poised to reject Proposition 32, the $18 minimum wage, by narrow margin
California’s 2024 ballot includes 10 propositions. Proposition 32 asked voters to increase the state’s minimum wage to ...
Question 5 fails, maintains tipped minimum wage for tipped workers
With about 75 percent of precincts reporting, 64 percent of Massachusetts voters voted against increasing the minimum wage ...
Town-by-town analysis: Question 5 on the tipped minimum wage
Massachusetts voters rejected Question 5 to raise the minimum hourly wage for tipped workers from $6.75 to $15 ... force ...
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Ballot Measure 1, aimed at boosting Alaska minimum wage, passing by wide margin
The measure would also provide guaranteed sick leave to most workers, and prohibit employers from punishing employees for ...
Calif. voters approve Prop. 36, making some theft, drug crimes felonies
California voters approved a ballot measure that would reclassify some misdemeanor theft and drug crimes as felonies, ...
California Overwhelmingly Passes Ballot Measure Toughening Penalties for Theft, Drug Offenses
The vote comes a decade after Californians passed Proposition 47, which lowered penalties for small-scale theft and drug ...