Welcome to the Monday, August 1, Brew.

By: Samuel Wonacott

Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day:

1. An update on minimum wage ballot measures
2. A look at Washington’s Aug. 2 primaries
3. Four candidates running in Democratic gubernatorial primary in Florida

An update on minimum wage ballot measures

Welcome to August! We hope you had a great final July weekend.

Late last week, the One Fair Wage campaign in Michigan announced that it submitted more than 610,000 signatures to qualify a $15 minimum wage initiative for the ballot in 2024. This is one of several minimum wage measures that could or will appear on the ballot this year or in the future in states across the country.

Here’s an overview of upcoming minimum wage ballot measures:

• There is one minimum wage measure certified for the ballot this year—the Nevada Minimum Wage Amendment. If approved, the amendment will increase the minimum wage in the state to $12 per hour by July 1, 2024.
• A second minimum wage measure could appear on the ballot this year in Nebraska. Signatures are currently being verified for that citizen-initiated measure. The initiative would increase the minimum wage to $15 by January 1, 2026.
• In California, the California $18 Minimum Wage Initiative will be on the ballot in 2024.

The Michigan $15 Minimum Wage Initiative is an indirect initiative, meaning that, if enough signatures are verified, it goes to the state legislature first for consideration before being placed on the ballot. If...

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