Aidan Pittman
Associate Editor at Midwestern Citizen
Associate editor @midwesternctzn. Formerly with @usnews and @comissourian. he/him
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Aug 8, 2024 |
usnews.com | Aidan Pittman
The federal minimum wage in the U.S. of $7.25 per hour has not budged since 2009, and in many states that remains the minimum wage as of 2024. But in recent years, efforts to raise minimum wages have cropped up nationwide. In 2012, a group of 200 fast-food workers walked out of their jobs, launching what would become the “Fight for $15,” a yearslong push for a $15-per-hour minimum wage by labor unions and activists across the country.
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Aug 8, 2024 |
usnews.com | Aidan Pittman |Julia Haines
Missouri has voted for the Republican presidential candidate in every election since 2000. It has a Republican governor and holds super majorities in both the state House and Senate. Yet in the November election, voters take the policy-making reins with ballot questions on enshrining abortion rights in the state constitution and raising the minimum wage – policies at odds with the conservative agenda.
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Aug 6, 2024 |
usnews.com | Aidan Pittman |Alan Kronenberg |Laura Mannweiler
Vice President Kamala Harris selected Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz as her running mate in the presidential race Tuesday, and – with the rare exception – Republicans didn’t waste time attacking Walz’s record and views.
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Jul 29, 2024 |
columbiamissourian.com | Aidan Pittman |Fred Anklam
By Aidan Pittman,Fred Anklam Gregg Bush expected Rep. Doug Mann, D-Columbia, to run for three more terms for Missouri's 50th State House district following his initial victory in 2022. That changed when Mann announced in October he would not be seeking reelection in 2024 amid continuing mental health challenges. Bush got to know Mann through his unsuccessful bid for Columbia's Fifth Ward City Council seat in 2023.
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Jul 26, 2024 |
usnews.com | Aidan Pittman
For most Americans, voting entails filling in a bubble next to the one candidate they want to one, forgoing the other options. Yet ranked-choice voting – an alternative form of voting that allows voters to rank candidates rather than pick just one – is changing how some elections are decided in the U.S.About 50 jurisdictions use it for various types of elections, including city council, congressional and even presidential election in certain cases.
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