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November 4, 2020

Florida Voters Approve $15/Hour Minimum Wage; Nebraskans Cap Payday Loan Fees
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Oklahoma voters have rejected a ballot measure which would have ended
the use of repeat sentence penalties for nonviolent crimes. The measure
would have freed thousands of prisoners - a disproportionate number of
them people of color.

In Nebraska, voters have overwhelmingly approved a ballot measure
capping payday loans at a 36% annual interest rate.

Florida voters have approved a ballot measure to raise the minimum wage
to $15 by 2026.

Mississippi voters have approved a new state flag - with a magnolia
flower replacing the Confederate battle flag emblem that had flown over
the Mississippi state Capitol since 1894.


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