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Hike in minimum wage Because wages are not keeping up with the cost of living, the US House voted Thursday to increase the national minimum wage over the next six years. Democrats argued that working Americans are seeing their wages diminished by the increasing cost of living. But First District Republican Phil Roe went onto the House floor to argue against the Raise the Wage Act, saying each state should set its own minimum wage. "The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office estimated this bill could eliminate 3.7 million jobs and reduce total real income by over $9 billion by 2025. The bill will be particularly detrimental to rural America, with Tennessee estimated to lose 66,313 jobs under this proposal. Voting against this proposal, which is going nowhere in the Senate, is common sense. What Congress should be doing is implementing legislation that gives citizens the opportunities and tools they need to get out of poverty and seek higher-paying jobs.” The legislation now heads to the Senate. In a related news story; Unemployment across Tennessee remains near its historic low, despite a slight increase to 3.4 percent in June, according to the latest data from the Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development released on Thursday. June’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate is up 0.1 of a percentage point when comparing it to the previous month. Year-to-year, unemployment is 0.2 of a percentage point lower than the June 2018 rate.
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US 411 Project News
Mill Creek Wildfire Update
More Bad News For Smokies' Fans
Wednesday, April 28, 2021
Mill Creek Wildfire doubles in size
Goodbye Smokies?
Keep Cocke County Beautiful
Cocke Co. High School Remote Learning today!
Tuesday, April 27, 2021
The fireflies are coming!
Burnout Operations on MillCreek wildfire today
Gas prices drop
Tennessee keeps all US House seats
Monday, April 26, 2021
Boat accident victim ID'd
Traffic stop yields drug arrest
Cocke County Wildfires
Friday, April 23, 2021
Leaving WNPC
Mathis announces candidacy
Newport drug roundup
Cruise Against Cancer
Jobless numbers
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