Of the 20 states that have failed to raise the minimum wage above the federal $7.25 an hour standard, 17 have more than 12% of their children living in poverty.
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Organized labor is pushing to add worker-rights language to the Illinois Constitution and defeat proposed Tennessee restrictions, while other voters on Nov. 8 will have the chance to raise the minimum wage.