Source: WINSTON-SALEM JOURNAL, 10/12/16


In the midst of the intense debate about the reality and statewide reach of the “Carolina comeback,” an advocacy group is raising the state minimum wage as a front-burner issue for the general election and the 2017 legislative session. Gov. Pat McCrory and several Republican legislators have touted the state’s economic recovery since 2012 as a leading re-election issue, though much of the comeback has been concentrated in Charlotte and the Triangle.

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