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3 GOP states sue Biden over federal contractor minimum wage increase

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By Tierney Sneed and Tami Luhby, CNN Republican attorneys general in three states filed a federal lawsuit on Thursday challenging President Joe Biden’s move to raise the minimum wage for federal contractors to $15 an hour.

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  1. Hiawatha World Online

    Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi sue Biden over minimum wage hike for federal contractors (opens Hiawatha World Online)

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    (The Center Square) – Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sued the Biden administration again Thursday, this time for requiring federal contractors to pay a $15 an hour minimum wage. It’s

  2. FOX Business

    Texas leads multi-state lawsuit against Biden administration for federal minimum wage hike (opens FOX Business)

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    The states argue that the wage hike will add pressure on top of the current burden of inflation on top of economic weakness.

  3. KTVZ Bend

    3 GOP states sue Biden over federal contractor minimum wage increase (opens KTVZ Bend)

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    By Tierney Sneed and Tami Luhby, CNN Republican attorneys general in three states filed a federal lawsuit on Thursday challenging President Joe Biden’s move to raise the minimum wage for federal contractors to $15 an hour.

  4. Texas Standard

    Texas attorney general sues Biden administration over federal contractor minimum wage increase (opens Texas Standard)

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    Ken Paxton is suing over the Biden administration's new $15 per hour minimum wage for federal contractors.

  5. Insider

    Texas, Louisiana, and Mississippi sued the Biden administration for raising federal contractors' minimum wage to $15 an hour (opens Insider)

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    The lawsuit, led by Texas AG Ken Paxton, claimed that the wage hike would lead to unemployment, inflation, and "economic disaster."

  6. KEYT Santa Barbara

    3 GOP states sue Biden over federal contractor minimum wage increase | News Channel 3-12 (opens KEYT Santa Barbara)

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    By Tierney Sneed and Tami Luhby, CNN Republican attorneys general in three states filed a federal lawsuit on Thursday challenging President Joe Biden's

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