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Voters will have their say on expanding Medicaid, raising the minimum wage and taxing the rich in some states

If passed, the initiative will increase the state's minimum wage by $1.50 every year until it reaches $15 in 2026. From there, the minimum wage would make yearly adjustments based on the Consumer Price Index.

The four women will be honored at the organization’s upcoming gala

The U.S. Postal Service is hiring 28,000 seasonal employees ahead of the surge in end-of-year holiday letters and packages for facilities in Michigan and across the country. For what is called the "peak season," the Postal Service plans to add 250 processing machines as well as an additional 1,000 truck drivers, letter carriers and processing team members. ...

Wisconsin has enjoyed a rebound in manufacturing jobs, and business owners and advocates hope policies they deem effective are prioritized to keep momentum in place. A top state economist said manufacturing jobs could soon exceed pre-pandemic levels since the region is attracting interest from the sector after some down periods. Sachin Shivaram, CEO of Wisconsin Aluminum Foundry Company, said over the past four years, they have added roughly 400 employees, with some through acquisition. ...

The U.S. Postal Service is hiring 28,000 seasonal employees for the holidays. Union leaders in Iowa say theyre mindful of the need for strong protections amid a push in the labor force for improved working conditions. ...

Ballots for the November election are headed to mailboxes across the state, and Nebraska voters will get to decide if the states minimum wage should gradually rise - about $1.50 per year, until it reaches $15 an hour by 2026. Kate Wolfe - campaign manager with Raise the Wage Nebraska, the group behind Initiative Measure 433 - said when working families are earning a sustainable wage, they have more money to spend. "More money in peoples pockets is more money that is spent in main-str...

A campaign to raise Nebraska’s minimum wage to $15 an hour from the current $9 said Thursday that it has collected more than enough signatures to place the issue before voters in November.

Petition campaigns to put voter ID requirements and a raise in the minimum wage turned in far more signatures than required to get on the ballot, while the campaign for medical marijuana was closer to the minimum number required.

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — A campaign to raise Nebraska's minimum wage to $15 an hour from the current $9 said Thursday that it has collected more than enough signatures to place the issue before voters in November.