WASHINGTON (AP) — Wooing working class voters, Hillary Clinton is linking herself to successful union-led efforts to raise the minimum wage to $15 an hour. Clinton joined New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo Monday to praise the state’s newly-approved minimum wage at a rally in New York City, predicting the higher threshold would “sweep” the nation. But Clinton hasn’t embraced that standard in her own campaign platform, advocating instead for a national level of $12 an hour. But Clinton says she backs attempts by cities and states to set a higher standard. Clinton said Monday that the country needs “to build on what was done here in New York and go all the way to was and raise the minimum wage for everybody.” Democratic rival Bernie Sanders has made a $15 an hour wage a top issue of his candidacy.
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photo: waupun mayor rohn bishop The Waupun Common Council has postponed action on wage increases for paid on call firefighters and elected officials to get more public input. The council discussed the matter, sometimes heated, at their meeting this week and will take up the issue again at their April 8th meeting. If […]
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A house fire near New Holstein claimed the life of a child. Shortly after 2am Wednesday firefighters were called to the scene on Honeymoon Hill Road near County Road T. A child in the home was pronounced dead at a hospital. The cause of the fire remains under investigation.
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