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December 2009

12-31-2009: Associated Press Online: Colorado's minimum wage becomes 1st in US to drop

12-25-2009: The Associated Press State & Local Wire: Ohio budget lacks funds to police minimum wage

12-24-2009: Fort Collins Coloradoan: Minimum wage to drop in January

12-23-2009: The Maryland Gazette: Despite state's wealth, working families struggle

12-22-2009: The Kansas City Star: Baby boomers bear work, elder care

12-22-2009: The Associated Press State & Local Wire: Santa Fe not likely to raise minimum wage

12-20-2009: New York Daily News: GROWING RAGE AGAINST LOW WAGE

12-18-2009: Chicago Sun Times: We'll pay if they pay; Retailer would accept city-mandated wage -- if it applies to everyone

12-17-2009: Associated Press: As wage theft rises, states and cities crack down

12-16-2009: The New York Times: Making Sense of the Mandatory Sick Day Debate

12-16-2009: Biloxi Sun Herald: The minimum wage subsidizes racial discrimination

12-16-2009: New York Daily News: Armory plan: Now what? Low-wage jobs would've been better than nothing, some say - others cheer defeat of Bx. mall project

12-14-2009: Chicago Tribune: Sick -- but still at work; Some refuse to miss shifts because they have no paid leave, others worry about job security

12-14-2009: Chico Enterprise-Record: Housing dollars not spent wisely

12-11-2009: New York Daily News: NEW BILL AIMS TO MAKE LIVING WAGE THE NORM, NOT EXCEPTION

12-11-2009: Gloucester County Times: Family leave fund bill passes

12-10-2009: Knoxville News-Sentinel: Politicians' song: Jobs or snow jobs?

12-9-2008: Vallejo Times Herald: Just making ends meet is hard for area families, report finds

12-8-2009: Marin Independent Journal: Report: Marin's working poor face major hurdles

12-8-2009: Hartford Courant: FIGHTING THE ODDS; LACK OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING HITS HOME FOR FAMILY; HOMELESS IN CONNECTICUT

12-5-2009: Chicago Daily Herald: Minimum wage cut gaining steam with GOP hopefuls

12-4-2009: Spokesman Review: LIVING WAGE HARD TO FIND; Vast majority of jobs in region won't support family, study finds;

12-1-2009: The Detroit News: Protect tax break for poor

12-1-2009: The Washington Post: Paid sick leave for the worker can benefit all

12-1-2009: The Boston Globe: Pagliuca's views didn't match chain's actions

12-1-2009: The Associated Press State & Local Wire: Health care company seeks Pa. wage-law exemption