Ark. voters approve minimum wage hike

Posted online November 5, 2014 | 6:37 am

Arkansas voters hit the polls yesterday to approve a minimum wage increase to $8.50 an hour by 2017.

The current rate is $6.25.

Other red-leaning states also approved hikes - Alaska to $9.75 by 2016 from $7.75; Nebraska to $9 by 2016 from $7.25; and South Dakota to $8.50 next year from $7.25, according to CNNMoney.

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