AdvertisementIn Battle Pitting Cities Vs. States Over Minimum Wage, Birmingham Scores A WinJuly 27, 2018Yuki NoguchifacebookEmailState representatives work in the house chambers at the State House in Montgomery, Ala. A federal appeals court sided with workers from Birmingham, Ala., who argued that state lawmakers racially discriminated against the majority-black city by blocking a minimum wage hike. (AP)