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$30 minimum wage in Alameda County headed to November election ballot, coalition says
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It would apply to unincorporated parts of the county. Berkeley, where the minimum wage is now 19.61 per hour, would remain free to set it's own floor.
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Korea Times News
· Jul 9, 2026
Labor, management narrow gap in minimum wage proposals to $0.57
Labor, management narrow gap in minimum wage proposals to $0.57
Oaklandside
· Jul 9, 2026
$30 minimum wage headed to November election ballot, coalition says
30 minimum wage headed to November election ballot, coalition says Living Wage For All says a higher wage is needed. Past wage measures have faced opposition from business groups.
TheJournal.ie
· Jul 7, 2026
Asking prices for houses are up significantly in Dublin again after a sluggish first quarter
The median asking price for a new home in Dublin over the last three months was 495,000.
DNyuz
· Jun 29, 2026
Poll Shows Maine’s Quirky Political Contours
This morning, we have the first New York Times/Siena poll of a Senate race this year and it’s in Maine, where the Democrat Graham Platner narrowly leads the incumbent, Susan Collins, by two percentage points, 49-47, among likely voters. You can read the full story here on the poll, which was done in conjunction with []
Coffman Chronicle
· Jun 26, 2026
$25 Minimum Wage Bill Would Reshape Paychecks, Prices and Hiring Across U.S.
Senate Democrats are proposing a 25 federal minimum wage, a major shift that would more than triple the current federal wage floor of 7.25 an hour.
The korea Herald News
· Jun 30, 2026
Minimum wage gap narrows, but breakthrough still elusive
Labor and business representatives narrowed their differences over next year's minimum wage after submitting a second round of revised proposals, but negotiations remained deadlocked with the two sides still 1,540 won (1) apart. The labor side proposed raising the hourly minimum wage to 11,900 won, while the employer side offered 10,360 won during the Minimum Wage Commission’s meeting at the government complex in Sejong on Tuesday. Although the latest proposals narrowed the gap from the initial
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Related coverage for "$30 minimum wage in Alameda County headed to November election ballot, coalition says": Korea Times News — Labor, management narrow gap in minimum wage proposals to $0.57. Oaklandside — $30 minimum wage headed to November election ballot, coalition says. TheJournal.ie — Asking prices for houses are up significantly in Dublin again after a sluggish first quarter. DNyuz — Poll Shows Maine’s Quirky Political Contours. Coffman Chronicle — $25 Minimum Wage Bill Would Reshape Paychecks, Prices and Hiring Across U.S.. The korea Herald News — Minimum wage gap narrows, but breakthrough still elusive