US EditionMississippi should set minimum wage higher than federal level, says Democrat running for governor
- Brandon Presley, a Democrat running for Mississippi governor, believes that the state should set a minimum wage higher than the federal standard of $7.25 an hour. He did not propose a specific number for the new wage, but he expressed that people cannot earn a living on $7.25 an hour.
- Presley also aims to expand Medicaid in Mississippi to provide healthcare to over 200,000 low-wage workers without private insurance. He argues that the state has missed out on $1 billion a year in federal money by not expanding Medicaid.
- Conversely, Governor Tate Reeves, a Republican, has been reluctant to regulate private businesses and has opposed Medicaid expansion, referring to it as "welfare." Reeves believes that Mississippi has attracted new industries under his leadership and does not want to change the state's conservative culture.
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Mississippi should set minimum wage higher than federal level, says Democrat running for governor
The Democrat who's trying to unseat Mississippi's Republican governor said Tuesday that the state should set a minimum wage higher than the federal standard of $7.25 an hour.
Mississippi should set minimum wage higher than federal level, says Democrat running for governor
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The Democrat who’s trying to unseat Mississippi’s Republican governor says the state should set a minimum wage higher than the federal $7.25 an hour. Brandon Presley did not propose a specific new wage in his comments Tuesday. He said he would work with leaders in the Republican-controlled Legislature. A campaign spokesperson for Gov. Tate Reeves did not immediately respond to questi…
Mississippi should set minimum wage higher than federal level, says Democrat running for governor
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The Democrat who’s trying to unseat Mississippi’s Republican governor says the state should set a minimum wage higher than the federal $7.25 an hour. Brandon Presley did not propose a specific new wage in his comments Tuesday. He said he would work with leaders in the Republican-controlled Legislature. A campaign spokesperson for Gov. Tate Reeves did not immediately respond to questi…
Mississippi should set minimum wage higher than federal level, says Democrat running for governor
The Democrat who’s trying to unseat Mississippi’s Republican governor says the state should set a minimum wage higher than the federal $7.25 an hour. Brandon Presley did not propose a
Mississippi should set minimum wage higher than federal level, says Democrat running for governor
Democratic nominee for governor Brandon Presley, right, shakes hands with a Tougaloo College student, Tuesday, Oct. 24, 2023, during a Jackson, Miss., campaign stop. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis) (Rogelio V. Solis / Associated Press) Mississippi should set minimum wage higher than federal level, says Democrat running for governor EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Oct. 24, 2023 The Democrat who's trying to unseat Mississippi's Republican gover…
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