1. Leave it to the States: Exploring the Wide Variation in State Minimum Wages from 2009-2021 Open Access Author: Vangeri, Cassidy Title: Leave it to the States: Exploring the Wide Variation in State Minimum Wages from 2009-2021 Area of Honors: Political Science Keywords: minimum wagesstateparty controlinflationcost of livingballot accesspublic opinionunions File: Download Vangeri__Final_Thesis.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Michael Barth Berkman, Thesis SupervisorMatthew Richard Golder, Thesis Honors Advisor