Mississippi Republicans Would Prohibit Towns From Establishing A Minimum Wage

ThinkProgress writes, As President Obama pushes to increase the national minimum wage, Mississippi Republicans are digging in their heels to prevent any similar efforts in the Hospitality State. A bill working its way through the Republican-controlled Mississippi legislature aims to ensure that no local government enacts a mandatory minimum wage or other worker protections. Mississippi has no statewide minimum wage whatsoever (so it follows the national minimum wage). The 2012 national Republican platform made clear that the party believes in local decision-making. Endorsing the notion of “solving local and State…

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