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WMRA Daily 1/16/19

The state Senate takes another step toward raising Virginia’s minimum wage to $15 an hour, but even if passed it would take years… Virginia also gets a little closer to being the final state necessary to pass the Equal Rights Amendment… The partial government shutdown means those on food assistance will have to plan ahead even more than usual….

Bob Leweke is WMRA's News Director and Morning Edition host.