Melinda Robinson is a Kansas City mother and worker active in the Kansas City Fight for 15 movement.  (Photography by Lara Shipley/Flatland)
Melinda Robinson is a Kansas City mother and worker active in the Kansas City Fight for 15 movement. (Photography by Lara Shipley/Flatland)

Kansas City Week In Review Tackles the Minimum Wage Decision

July 21, 2015  |    |  1 min read

In the most recent episode of “Kansas City Week in Review,” host Nick Haines and a guest panel discuss the council’s decision last week to raise the city’s minimum wage. Also, “Week In Review” weighs in on the National Council de La Raza convention, Kansas tax hikes, the exodus of teachers from Kansas, and the gay marriage ruling. You can watch “Week In Review” Fridays at 7:30 pm and Sundays 11 am.

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