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Opinion: The downside of raising the minimum wage
Opinion by Rachel Greszler (CNN) — Across the United States, about half of all states raised their minimum wages in 2024. Most of those increases went into effect on January 1, while minimum wage hikes also went into effect in Nevada, Oregon, the District …