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Struggling Ithaca Businesses Hold Breath for Biden Stimulus, Potential Wage Increase

By Brendan Klein and Annabel Li | February 22, 2021

As Ithacans wait for Biden’s $1.9 trillion dollar stimulus proposal to pass the Senate, questions remain as to how the money will be allocated, and whether Biden can successfully use it as leverage for his policy goals, which include raising the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour.