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Florida Voters Approve $15/Hour Minimum Wage; Nebraskans Cap Payday Loan Fees

HeadlineNov 04, 2020

Oklahoma voters have rejected a ballot measure which would have ended the use of repeat sentence penalties for nonviolent crimes. The measure would have freed thousands of prisoners — a disproportionate number of them people of color.

In Nebraska, voters have overwhelmingly approved a ballot measure capping payday loans at a 36% annual interest rate.

Florida voters have approved a ballot measure to raise the minimum wage to $15 by 2026.

Mississippi voters have approved a new state flag — with a magnolia flower replacing the Confederate battle flag emblem that had flown over the Mississippi state Capitol since 1894.

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