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In a Star-Telegram questionnaire returned ahead of the runoff, Rehmet said his policy priorities include fully funding public schools, helping Texans earn a living wage and addressing affordability issues like property taxes, home and rent costs, health insurance rates and the cost of groceries.
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Eleanor Dearman
updated January 23, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Jan. 2026
Each student overcame their own obstacles through a program designed to transform lives, not just with technical skills and a path to a living wage job, but also mentorship, career support, and a sense of belonging.
—Wilborn P. Nobles Iii, Dallas Morning News, 16 Jan. 2026
Everybody deserves to make a living wage and be taken care of, and the PAs are absolutely not an exception to that.
—Katie Campione, Deadline, 7 Jan. 2026
The Padres, early on, implored the mayor and City Council to remove Petco Park from the tourism wage mandate, arguing that the team is already subject to the city’s living wage ordinance, which imposes a higher wage floor than the citywide minimum wage.
—Lori Weisberg, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Dec. 2025
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Eleanor Dearman
updated January 23, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Jan. 2026
Each student overcame their own obstacles through a program designed to transform lives, not just with technical skills and a path to a living wage job, but also mentorship, career support, and a sense of belonging.
—Wilborn P. Nobles Iii, Dallas Morning News, 16 Jan. 2026
Everybody deserves to make a living wage and be taken care of, and the PAs are absolutely not an exception to that.
—Katie Campione, Deadline, 7 Jan. 2026
The Padres, early on, implored the mayor and City Council to remove Petco Park from the tourism wage mandate, arguing that the team is already subject to the city’s living wage ordinance, which imposes a higher wage floor than the citywide minimum wage.
—Lori Weisberg, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for living wage
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Companies at the top of the rankings often share common efforts across their workforces, from increasing professional development training hours to higher minimum wages and parental leave policies.—
Eric Rosenbaum,
CNBC,
17 Mar. 2026
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If your income qualifies for exemptions Federal law limits the percentage of your wages that can be garnished, generally capping it at 25% of your disposable income or the amount exceeding 30 times the federal minimum wage — whichever is less.—
Angelica Leicht,
CBS News,
16 Mar. 2026
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Veronica hands Flavia the pay envelope.—
Han Ong,
The New Yorker,
6 Sep. 2021
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The men who built the ships of the U.S. Navy men like Charles Fort of Dundalk and William Hooper of White Marsh had the satisfaction of doing a job right, of contributing to the nation's defense and of bringing home to their eastern Baltimore County communities a regular pay envelope.—
Jacques Kelly,
baltimoresun.com,
9 Aug. 2021
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“Living wage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/living%20wage. Accessed 18 Mar. 2026.
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