Minimum wage gets tentative approval
Update: Click here for my story from Saturday's paper.
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The minimum wage bill, which would hike the lowest legal wage from $5.15 an hour to $6.15, passed its first Senate vote Friday. Because of the objection of one senator, it must be heard and debated again Monday night before it can be sent to the governor.
The earlier addition by Senators, which would have created a training wage, was stripped from the final bill.
Click here for audio of the whole 24 minute debate.
For my prior post on this topic, click here.
How did your Senator vote? Click here.