The teenage girls behind a $25 minimum wage fight in rural Alaska

A group of teenage girls in our area is working to increase the minimum wage. They are pushing for an initiative to be added to the November ballot. The proposed change would affect the minimum wage in Nome, which is one of the most remote towns in the country. The initiative is aimed at benefiting the largely Native population of the area. Further details about the initiative and the group's efforts are available from The 19th, which has more information on the story.