Minimum-Wage Increases: Another Big Winner on Election Night

At least 2 million Americans will get raises after ballot measures passed in a handful of states.

By: ADAM CHANDLER

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In spite of rhetoric that heralded a massive electoral rebuke of progressive valueson Tuesday, labor-friendly policies also had a strong night at the polls. Four states—Arizona, Colorado, Maine, and Washington—passed ballot measures that will raise the minimum wage significantly by the year 2020.