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A new report says the wage gap between women and men is one of the biggest economic barriers facing Latinas.

Pay gap tied to minimum wage; Latinas hit hardest, study says

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The fact that women's wages lag behind men's is nothing new, but a new report is showing that the minimum wage may have something to do with it. According to … Read More

Raising the economy, argue some, is better for the economy since higher wages mean more spending.

Opinion: Raise the minimum wage

By Raul A. Reyes

Last week, Iowa Democratic Senator Tom Harkin proposed raising the minimum wage, just three weeks after President Obama called for increasing it to $9 an hour … Read More

Silicon Valley company caught paying Mexican workers in pesos

Silicon Valley company caught paying Mexican workers in pesos

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Bloom Energy Corp., a Silicon Valley company that makes fuel-cell power generators, paid fourteen Mexican workers the equivalent of $2.66 an hour in pesos, … Read More

For local dropouts, a tough road ahead

For local dropouts, a tough road ahead

By Mike Manzoni, KRIS, Corpus Christi, Texas

CORPUS CHRISTI -- After Christina Benavidez got pregnant in high school, she dropped out. It is a decision she has regretted since.Benavidez, 32, has struggled … Read More