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<i>The Atlantic Daily</i>: L.A. Hikes Its Minimum Wage to $15 an Hour

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What’s Happening: A Pay Raise in Los Angeles

Los Angeles became the latest city in the U.S. to significantly raise its minimum wage. The L.A. City Council today agreed to bump the city’s minimum wage to $15 per hour by the year 2020, up from its current floor of $9 per hour.

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