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Most action to raise minimum wage is at state and local level, not in Congress | Pew Research Center
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Virginia Charts A Path To A $15 Minimum Wage - The Commonwealth Institute - The Commonwealth Institute
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Va. minimum wage goes to $9.50 on May 1 | Richmond Free Press | Serving the African American Community in Richmond, VA
![Economic Policy Institute on Twitter: "Twenty-one states raised their minimum wages on New Year's Day, with the biggest annual increase ($3,120) for full-time minimum wage workers in Virginia. But federal action is Economic Policy Institute on Twitter: "Twenty-one states raised their minimum wages on New Year's Day, with the biggest annual increase ($3,120) for full-time minimum wage workers in Virginia. But federal action is](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FIcsl0NXwAEbEZt.jpg:large)
Economic Policy Institute on Twitter: "Twenty-one states raised their minimum wages on New Year's Day, with the biggest annual increase ($3,120) for full-time minimum wage workers in Virginia. But federal action is
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Virginia Charts A Path To A $15 Minimum Wage - The Commonwealth Institute - The Commonwealth Institute
![Matthew Savage on Twitter: "Virginia's minimum wage has gone up 50% in the last year, thanks entirely to @vademocrats. https://t.co/I8Yg1MXIWy" / Twitter Matthew Savage on Twitter: "Virginia's minimum wage has gone up 50% in the last year, thanks entirely to @vademocrats. https://t.co/I8Yg1MXIWy" / Twitter](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FIByg1sXEAQBBDT.jpg:large)