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Article: DEMOCRATS SEEK STATE-MANDATED MINIMUM WAGE.(Edward Kennedy and John Edwards )
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- October 24, 2006
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Byline: Kristi Ellis
WASHINGTON - Democrats are pushing for a minimum-wage increase state by state, after failing to secure a federal wage hike in Congress this year.
Sen. Edward Kennedy (D., Mass.), former senator and vice presidential candidate John Edwards and state organizers urged approval of minimum-wage initiatives on ballots Nov. 7 in Arizona, Colorado, Montana, Missouri, Nevada and Ohio, in a conference call with reporters Monday.
Proponents of the increases, including organized labor and community and religious groups, hope the hot-button minimum-wage proposals will boost voter turnout and help tilt the balance in key Democratic ...