US: Minimum Wage Increases Approved By Voters In Four ‘Red’ States

(inquisitr) - Minimum wage workers, and some who are working at just above the current minimum wage, in five states will soon see an increase in their pay. In Tuesday’s election, voters sent a mixed message in some areas of the country. They elected Republicans, who are largely opposed to an increase in the minimum wage, but told those Republicans they want a higher minimum wage at the state level.

NBC News reports that about 420,000 workers in Alaska, Arkansas, Nebraska, and South Dakota will see increases in their paychecks thanks to the vote. In addition to those states, a non-binding referendum calling for a higher minimum wage was passed in Illinois. The interesting thing about those states is that in every one except Alaska, where votes are still being counted, Republican governors won election or re-election. Voters also sent Republican senators to Washington in Arkansas, Nebraska, and South Dakota, as well as Republican majorities in the U.S. House delegations from each of those states except for Illinois.

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