Alaska
Two more Alaska ballot measures pass legal muster, but another is disqualified • Alaska Beacon | #alaska | #politics
Alaska Lt. Gov. Nancy Dahlstrom on Friday approved two ballot measures and disqualified a third from advancing into the signature-gathering phase. The approved measures would impose new financial restrictions on political campaigns and grant an array of rights to workers, including mandatory sick leave, a higher minimum wage and the ability to opt out from […]
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Alaska
Alaska advocates submit petition signatures to put minimum wage increase on ballot | #alaska | #politics
Supporters of a ballot initiative that would increase the minimum wage increase, mandate paid sick leave and provide other worker protections submitted more than 40,000 petition signatures to the Alaska Division of Elections on Tuesday, bringing their cause one step closer to a decision by voters. The group, called Better Jobs for Alaska, brought boxes […]
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