The election in the United States next month is not just about who will be the next president. There are many local issues on the ballots as well. For example, some states are considering making marijuana use legal. Other cities are thinking about raising taxes to help fund civic projects. In the northeast state of Maine, voters will decide whether or not to increase the minimum wage. The minimum wage is the lowest salary an employer is permitted to pay an employee. Today, the federal government requires employees to be paid at least $7.25 an hour. But voters in Maine are considering raising the minimum wage each year so that it reaches $12 an hour by 2020. Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders’ campaign for the Democratic Party’s presidential nomination brought attention to income inequality. Income inequality is the term used to describe the difference in wealth between the richest and poorest Americans. Hillary Clinton defeated Sanders and won the Democratic nomination.
Title: Maine Voters Concerned About Income Gap
Content: <div id='article-page'><div id='article-content' data-media-url='//news-app-staging.s3.amazonaws.com' data-base-url='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1464/maine_income_gap.m4a' data-capture-url='//staging.analytics.lingraphica.com/events/capture_news' data-article-title='Maine Voters Concerned About Income Gap' data-article-id='1969'><script src='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/javascripts/getscripts.js'></script><link rel='stylesheet' href='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/stylesheets/article.css' type='text/css' /><div class='article'><p><span data-start-time='0' data-end-time='7833'>The election in the United States next month is not just about who will be the next president.</span> <span data-start-time='7833' data-end-time='12563'>There are many local issues on the ballots as well.</span> <span data-start-time='12563' data-end-time='19708'>For example, some states are considering making marijuana use legal.</span> <span data-start-time='19708' data-end-time='27167'>Other cities are thinking about raising taxes to help fund civic projects.</span> <span data-start-time='27167' data-end-time='37021'>In the northeast state of Maine, voters will decide whether or not to increase the minimum wage.</span> <span data-start-time='37021' data-end-time='45542'>The minimum wage is the lowest salary an employer is permitted to pay an employee.</span> <span data-start-time='45542' data-end-time='56563'>Today, the federal government requires employees to be paid at least $7.25 an hour.</span> <span data-start-time='56563' data-end-time='69188'>But voters in Maine are considering raising the minimum wage each year so that it reaches $12 an hour by 2020.</span> <span data-start-time='69188' data-end-time='82542'>Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders’ campaign for the Democratic Party’s presidential nomination brought attention to income inequality.</span> <span data-start-time='82542' data-end-time='93000'>Income inequality is the term used to describe the difference in wealth between the richest and poorest Americans.</span> <span data-start-time='93000' data-end-time='100042'>Hillary Clinton defeated Sanders and won the Democratic nomination.</span> </p></div><div class='control-buttons-sticky' style='display:none;'><div class='control-buttons'><button title='Back' class='back' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Play' class='play' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Pause' class='pause' style='display:none;'></button><button title='Forward' class='forward' disabled='disabled'></button><button class='finished-reading' style='display:none;'>Done</button></div></div></div><div id='article-media'><div id='media-image'><img src='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1464/maine_income_gap.jpg'/></div></div><div id='question-content' style='display:none;'><div class='vocabulary_question question-container' data-question-id=7483 data-hint-location='69188' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1464/what_does_income_mean.m4a'>What does income mean?</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='money that is earned from work, investments or business'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1464/to_be_free_of_any_money.m4a'><span>to be free of any money</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1464/when_the_bank_has_to_take_posessions_from_someone.m4a'><span>when the bank has to take posessions from someone</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1464/when_someone_owes_money_to_a_bank.m4a'><span>when someone owes money to a bank</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1464/money_that_is_earned_from_work_investments_or_business.m4a'><span>money that is earned from work, investments or business</span></div></div></div><div class='multiple_choice_question question-container' data-question-id=7484 data-hint-location='27167' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1464/which_state_is_voting_to_raise_the_minimum_wage.m4a'>Which state is voting to raise the minimum wage?</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='Maine'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1464/rhode_island.m4a'><span>Rhode Island</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1464/vermont.m4a'><span>Vermont</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1464/maine.m4a'><span>Maine</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1464/massachusetts.m4a'><span>Massachusetts</span></div></div></div><div class='sentence_completion_question question-container' data-question-id=7485 data-hint-location='37021' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1464/the__blank__wage_is_the_lowest_salary_an_employer_is_permitted_to_pay_an_employee.m4a'>The <span class='blank'>minimum</span> wage is the lowest salary an employer is permitted to pay an employee.</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='minimum'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1464/minimum.m4a'><span>minimum</span></div><div class='choice' 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