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And, yes, I DO take it personally

Monday, May 02, 2005

Well, I'll be dipped...

Raising the minimum wage doesn't have to hurt businesses, Albuquerque City Councilor Martin Heinrich says. [...] Heinrich plans to introduce legislation tonight to raise the city's minimum wage from $5.15 to $7.15 an hour. [...] Heinrich says the increase would bring the pay of a single mother with two children from just below the poverty level under current minimum wage laws to just above it.

whaddaya know...! a progressive in the land of enchantment...!

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