Living wage is very dependent on geography. I don't think the federal government has the tools to enforce a living wage throughout America. This however sounds like a great idea that's difficult to argue against.
That makes sense, but seems like most of the political pressure to raise minimum wage is focused at the federal level.
Does the issue of raising minimum wage get traction in state- or local-level politics, and just not get widely reported (aside from Seattle and a few other cities)?
So yes state level changes get a lot of attention, but there's also lots of people impacted by the federal level.