{"id":368,"date":"2025-02-21T03:10:40","date_gmt":"2025-02-21T03:10:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/crer\/?p=368"},"modified":"2025-02-21T03:10:41","modified_gmt":"2025-02-21T03:10:41","slug":"2-20-25-would-raising-tennessees-minimum-wage-lead-to-job-loss-economist-weighs-in","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/crer\/2025\/02\/21\/2-20-25-would-raising-tennessees-minimum-wage-lead-to-job-loss-economist-weighs-in\/","title":{"rendered":"2\/20\/25: Would Raising Tennessee&#8217;s Minimum Wage Lead to Job Loss? 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