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• NYC mayoral hopeful McGuire pushes for infrastructure projects, cooperation with tech firms in jobs plan

  The Economic Policy Institute says on its website that the legislation includes a “100% federal subsidy for work-sharing in states that already have work-sharing programs.” New York is on the list of states that have work-sharing programs.

  CNBC January 27, 2021
• Why CEOs make so much money

  Across the Atlantic, the picture is even more extreme. Analysis by the Economic Policy Institute, a Washington DC-based think tank, showed chief executives of the 350 largest US companies earned an average $21.3m (£16.9m) in 2019. This puts the CEO-to-worker pay ratio at 320 to 1 – more than five times the level in 1989.

  BBC January 27, 2021
• Democrats renew fight for $15 minimum wage as Sanders vows passage

  The Economic Policy Institute, which advocates for raising the wage, estimates that raising the minimum to $15 by 2025 would lift pay for nearly 32 million workers — or 21 percent of the U.S. workforce — and inject $107 billion in higher wages into the economy.

  Politico January 27, 2021
• Democrats introduce $15 minimum wage bill

  According to a study of the bill by the Economic Policy Institute, raising the federal minimum wage to $15 would lift the pay of nearly 32 million workers, or 21% of the U.S. workforce.

  The study also said that it would aid in narrowing the racial pay gap as 31% of Black Americans and 26% of Latinos make the federal minimum wage.

  Breitbart January 27, 2021
• EPI Clips: 1/27/21
  January 27, 2021
• NEW POLL: 75% Say Stimulus Checks LIKELY, Economist Tells Why AUSTERITY Can RUIN Recovery

  Elise Gould joins The Hill TV to talk about why we need more stimulus.

  The Hill January 27, 2021
• A $15 minimum wage is by no means a new idea, though proponents say the economic crisis triggered by the pandemic increases the urgency to get money into low-wage workers’ pockets. Perhaps more importantly, Democrats are more hopeful now that they have control of the Senate, albeit by the slimmest of margins. An increase would impact an estimated 32 million people, or 21% of the country’s workforce, and would mean an extra $3,300 a year for some workers, according to the Economic Policy Institute.3

  Analysis by the Economic Policy Institute suggests this legislation would increase wages for nearly 32 million Americans, including about a third of all Black workers and a quarter of all Latino workers. But, franchise owners are concerned.

  Fox News January 27, 2021
• Democrats Put Forth $15 Minimum Wage Bill

  A $15 minimum wage is by no means a new idea, though proponents say the economic crisis triggered by the pandemic increases the urgency to get money into low-wage workers’ pockets. Perhaps more importantly, Democrats are more hopeful now that they have control of the Senate, albeit by the slimmest of margins. An increase would impact an estimated 32 million people, or 21% of the country’s workforce, and would mean an extra $3,300 a year for some workers, according to the Economic Policy Institute.3

  The Balance January 27, 2021
• Murray, other top Democrats introduce bill raising federal minimum wage to $15 by 2025

  According to an independent analysis conducted by the Economic Policy Institute, the Raise the Wage Act would increase wages for nearly 32 million Americans, including roughly a third of all Black workers and a quarter of all Latino workers. More than half of those who would benefit would be women.

  Federal Way Mirror January 27, 2021
• Michael Bennet one of 38 Democratic senators behind legislation to raise the federal minimum wage to $15

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  Colorado Politics January 27, 2021