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Florida's minimum wage rising to $15 in 2026

  • Merrilee Gasser | The Center Square contributor
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(The Center Square) - Florida’s minimum wage will rise to $15 an hour in 2026 as the result of a constitutional amendment approved by voters in 2020.

New laws taking effect in Washington, Oregon
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New laws taking effect in Washington, Oregon

  • By Rodger Nichols For Columbia Gorge News

THE GORGE — With the new year comes new laws taking effect in Washington State on Jan. 1. The one affecting the most people is probably the in…

WS Democrat enters Primary race
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WS Democrat enters Primary race

  • Sverre Bakke
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The field running for Washington’s 3rd Congressional District position in the U.S. House of Representatives grew to four last month with a Whi…

Another voice: Now, more than ever, we need our unions
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Another voice: Now, more than ever, we need our unions

  • Melissa Unger

For the past six months, I have been honored to serve as executive director of Service Employeees International Union (SEIU) Local 503, Oregon’s public employee and care provider union. On this Labor Day weekend, I’m reflecting on our incredible history, but I’m also worried about the future.

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Letter to the Editor: Don’t repeat mistakes

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To the editor: Last month, a few days after the 150th anniversary of Karl Marx's Capital, President Trump embarrassed himself in a speech to the United Nations. World leaders laughed after he made ignorant remarks about socialism, and its supposedly universal track record of "poverty and misery." How do we begin to set the record straight? What Trump failed to grasp is that there is no single economic program called socialism. And, of the many different socialisms, the track record ranges from horrific failure to smashing success.