While these ballot measures—calling for an increase in the minimum wage and for the state to accept federal funding to expand its Medicaid program—are non-binding, organizers hope that the results will reveal a clear preference of the electorate for both.
Eric Garcia
Eric Garcia is a freelance journalist (and former American Prospect Intern) living in Washington, D.C., whose work primarily focuses on the American South. His work has appeared in The New Republic, Salon and the Southern Political Report. Follow him at @EricMGarcia
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