Trump wins outsider votes in Florida, exit poll shows

Trump wins outsider votes in Florida, exit poll shows

WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump drew the backing of Florida Republican primary voters who would like to see the deportation of immigrants in the U.S. illegally and those looking for an outsider as the billionaire bested Sen. Marco Rubio in his home state, according to early exit poll results.

On the Democratic side, Hillary Clinton beat Bernie Sanders in North Carolina with widespread support from black voters.

Boston’s low-wage workers struggle to rise, BRA study shows
Massachusetts

Boston’s low-wage workers struggle to rise, BRA study shows

NBP Staff

BOSTON – Low-wage workers in Boston, the economic engine that drives the region, have largely been passed over by growth for a quarter century, in terms of real income, according to a report issued by the Boston Redevelopment Authority.

The roughly $35,000 inflation-adjusted median income for Boston residents who worked in 2014 was about the same as in 1990 and in 2000, according to the report, which shows most future job growth will come in occupations that require at least a four-year college degree. Most college-educated workers, 77 percent, earn more than the median income.

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