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Stacey Abrams: “I helped write the very first living wage law in the state…”

Featuring: Stacey Abrams, Democratic | Former Candidate, Governor of Georgia

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Virtual Town Hall on Impact of Callais Decision w/ Doug Jones

Published | Video Starts at 27:12

That New York City can make, that LA can make. In the south. It's called preemption. In the south and Southwest, the state legislature and the governor will override what a city decides. I helped write the very first living wage law in the state of Georgia. and by the time we got it passed as a city attorney, I got it written, I got it passed. (27:12–27:17)

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