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Oregon's 12.1% Unemployment, 2nd Highest in US: Is The $8.40 Per Hour Minimum Wage to Blame?

That’s the excellent question being asked by The Oregonian . Is Oregon's high minimum wage...
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Wednesday, July 25, 2007 5:33 PM

Paychecks for Nearly 20,000 Idaho Jobs Will Rise With Minimum Wage Hike

They didn’t discuss how minimum wage laws reduce employment for low-skilled workers — which...
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Tuesday, July 24, 2007 12:35 PM

John Edwards Wants a $9 Minimum Wage

Why not just completely eliminate poverty and mandate that everyone make $25 per hour? Let’s just...
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Tuesday, July 24, 2007 10:21 AM

The Media’s Snapshot View

Via Cato : An AP story on the minimum wage begins, all too typically: The nation’s lowest-paid...
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Thursday, July 19, 2007 4:21 PM

Forcing Government Children into the Military

A letter to the editor from Donald J. Boudreaux , Chair of the Department of Economics, George Mason...
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Sunday, May 06, 2007 7:19 AM

Democrats' Momentum Is Stalling: Amid Iraq Debate, Priorities On Domestic Agenda Languish

From the Washington Post : In the heady opening weeks of the 110th Congress, the Democrats' domestic...
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Tuesday, April 17, 2007 11:39 AM

Sali spends first 100 days in Congress mending fences, not making waves

From today's Idaho Statesman : One hundred days into Sali's term in Congress, the combative evangelical...
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Saturday, February 24, 2007 5:45 AM

Legislative Update #8 from Rep. Tom Trail

From Rep. Tom Trail (R-Moscow). Well, Boise did appear white this week with two days of snow. It certainly...
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Wednesday, February 21, 2007 5:52 PM

House GOP nixes plan for minimum wage adjustments

Why don’t Gary Schroeder and Tom Trail just switch parties? For heaven sake, they vote more with...
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Saturday, February 17, 2007 10:01 PM

Legislative Update #7 from Rep. Tom Trail

From Rep. Tom Trail (R-Moscow). Friday was one of those lazy and warm spring days. There were not many...
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Saturday, February 17, 2007 7:54 AM

House Passes Bill Linking Tax Cuts, Minimum Wage

Nothing like double taxation by Washington. Don’t liberals (and left-thinking Republicans) know...
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Monday, February 12, 2007 5:25 AM

Teenage workers laid off after minimum wage hike; employers cutting back hours

In the “I told you so” category, here’s a story about businesses laying off teens and...
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Saturday, February 10, 2007 2:12 PM

Legislative Update #6 from Rep. Tom Trail: 5 - 9 Feb 2007

From Rep. Tom Trail (R-Moscow). Dear Constituents: Well we are about the halfway point of the legislative...
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Friday, February 09, 2007 4:17 AM

Why raise wages in Idaho? Just look to the border

The following editorial by Tom Henderson ran in yesterday’s Lewiston Tribune (subscription required...
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Wednesday, February 07, 2007 4:59 PM

'Wal-Mart Is Saving America,' Authors Say

Vedder is a distinguished professor of economics at Ohio University and a visiting scholar at the American...
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Wednesday, February 07, 2007 6:59 AM

Bill would tie state, federal minimum wages: But House legislators reject annual inflation adjustments

The following story of interest was in today's Spokesman Review (subscription required). Faced with rival...
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Tuesday, February 06, 2007 4:56 PM

A normal Idahoan?

The following letter to the editor from Tom Fellows of Lewiston appeared in yesterday’s Lewiston...
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Saturday, February 03, 2007 2:46 PM

Legislative Update #5 from Rep. Tom Trail: January 29-February 2, 2007

From Rep. Tom Trail (R-Moscow). Constituents: Boise continues to be in a deep freeze. Temperatures have...
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Saturday, January 27, 2007 5:15 AM

The Fantasy World of Soft Hearts and Soft Minds

Ed Iverson has a column in today's Moscow-Pullman Daily News . As you read this article, remember...
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Saturday, January 27, 2007 4:32 AM

Legislative Update IV from Rep. Tom Trail

From Rep. Tom Trail (R-Moscow). I'm in Washington, D.C. attending a national conference with the Idaho...
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Wednesday, January 24, 2007 11:06 AM

Stallings: Sali's Being Silly Already

Oliveria posted Idaho Democratic Party Chairman Richard Stallings’ comments about Sali’s...
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Friday, January 19, 2007 6:25 AM

Congressman Bill Sali to open office in Lewiston

The following article ran in today's Lewiston Tribune (subscription required). U.S. Rep. Bill Sali, R...
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Saturday, January 13, 2007 2:50 PM

State-by-State Unemployment Rates

The U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics has the latest unemployment rates by State ....
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Saturday, January 13, 2007 4:47 AM

On Economic Methodology And The Immorality Of Minimum Wage Legislation

The following article by Dr. Jack Wenders (Professor Emeritus of Economics, University of Idaho) ran...
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Friday, January 12, 2007 7:01 AM

Pelosi's Exempts San Francisco Companies from Minimum Wage Bill Requirements: Her 'hypocrisy' is Complete

From The Washington Times : House Republicans yesterday declared "something fishy" about the major tuna...
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Thursday, January 11, 2007 5:02 PM

Whose Job Will Get Cut

This was an interesting article in the Washington Post. While it leaned heavily in one direction —...
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Thursday, January 11, 2007 4:25 PM

Raise, index minimum wage

The following letter to the editor appeared in today’s Lewiston Tribune : Federal minimum wage...
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Thursday, January 11, 2007 4:50 AM

Slowing growth in high-tech jobs sparks debate: Some analysts see beginnings of a trend; others say employment picture remains relatively healthy

Note that high-tech businesses favored Idaho because of the State’s inexpensive labor force. What...
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Thursday, January 11, 2007 4:39 AM

In D.C., Bill Sali quick to take lead: Sense of humor key to his approach

The following story of interest was in today's Spokesman Review (subscription required). New Idaho Congressman...
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Wednesday, January 10, 2007 5:44 PM

Sorry, you are too expensive to hire

Finally, an businessman speaks out honestly about the effect of raising the minimum wage. From Paul Zimmerman...
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