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Entertainment

BYU students discuss lack of available family housing in Provo

By Robyn Morris Christensen
February 21, 2023 12:00 AM
Even with one of the highest rates of married students in the country, Provo couples have a hard time finding housing.
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Business

COVID-19 sparked Utah labor shortage, low wages can't bring workers back

By Margaret Darby
February 09, 2022 12:00 AM
Grace Lund was finishing her last semester at the University of Utah when she was let go from her retail job. It was March 2020, and by June 2020 the COVID-19 pandemic took work from over 20 million Americans.
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COVID-19

Potential minimum wage increases could 'kill' Utah small businesses

By Cassidy Wixom
March 01, 2021 12:00 AM
K's Japanese Kitchen owner Phil Stevenson said a minimum wage increase would kill his business.
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Campus Events

BYU College Republicans and Democrats debate current political issues

By Elena Castro
February 26, 2021 12:00 AM
BYU College Democrats and Republicans went head to head to discuss Washington, D.C., statehood, $15 minimum wage and clean versus independent energy.
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Readers' Forum

Readers' Forum Feb. 27, 2018

By Camille Baker
February 27, 2018 12:00 AM
The BYU Women in Math club hung posters on campus advertising an event on Feb. 21. (Facebook)
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State

HB118: Proposed bill could raise minimum wage for tipped employees by $1 per hour

By Jenna Alton
January 20, 2018 12:00 AM
A proposed bill would raise the minimum wage for tipped employees from $2.13 an hour to $3.25 an hour. (Danielle Jardine)
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State

BYU students making minimum wage struggle to make ends meet

By Emily Janeen Ashcraft
December 16, 2017 12:00 AM
A student employee at the Cougareat Subway prepares a sandwich for a customer. Low-paying student jobs rarely cover a student's living and schooling expenses. (Ty Mullen)
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Opinion Outpost

Online Opinion Outpost: Aug. 4

By Liesl Hansen
August 05, 2015 12:00 AM
The Opinion Outpost features opinions and commentary on the latest hot topics from national news sources. As much as you love hearing from The Universe, we thought you might like to hear from journalists around the nation.
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Readers' Forum

Minimum wage, maximum dependence

By Universe Contributor
May 27, 2015 12:00 AM
The recent struggle that has pursued all levels of government to raise minimum wage to $15 an hour is missing one key factor: logic. Those in favor believe “No one who works full time should ever have to raise a family in poverty,” as our president so eloquently stated. A clearer view would be, “No one who works full time should ever attempt to raise a family on minimum wage.”
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Opinion Outpost

Online Opinion Outpost: May 12

By Universe Contributor
May 11, 2015 12:00 AM
The Opinion Outpost features opinions and commentary on the latest hot topics from national news sources. As much as you love hearing from The Universe, we thought you might like to hear from journalists around the nation.
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State

Pay day loan, minimum wage and midwife measures among bills that fail

By Emily Larson
April 01, 2015 12:00 AM
SALT LAKE CITY –Despite the time, effort, and passion put into each bill that goes through the Utah legislature, sometimes agreements can’t be made or amendments just aren’t enough. Here’s a recap of some of the noteworthy bills that did not pass the legislature during the 2015 session.
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State

Lawmakers tackle decisive issues in 2014 legislative session

By Jonathan Knechtel
January 21, 2014 12:00 AM
Photo by Sarah Hill
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Local

Proposed bill would give Utah the country's highest minimum wage pay

By Spencer Wright
January 16, 2014 12:00 AM
$10.00 an hour.
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