The KNS has a somewhat biased article [1] about the federal minimum wage increase that went into effect this week. They advance the tired right-wing conservative argument that it isn't necessary because nobody makes minimum wage anyway.

So if nobody makes minimum wage, what's the big deal with raising it?

The KNS fails to mention that Tennessee is one of only five states without a state minimum wage law, in the distinguished company of Mississippi, Alabama, South Carolina, and Louisiana -- some of the poorest states in the nation.

The KNS fails to mention that more than thirty other states have a state minimum wage higher than the federal, including our neighbors in North Carolina and Arkansas.

The KNS fails to mention that nearly 50,000 Tennessee workers are paid at or below the federal minimum wage. They also fail to mention that many of these workers are single mothers who cannot afford health insurance or day care, even with the increased federal minimum wage.