Where America’s lowest earners just got a raise
“The new month brought economic relief to low-income workers in scattered parts of the U.S., but in Birmingham, Alabama, and Johnson County, Iowa, July 1 likely came as a bitter reminder for those scrapping by on the minimum. As of Sunday, minimum-wage workers in two states, the District of Columbia and 15 cities and counties were earning more due to scheduled increases passed through legislation or ballot measures.”