Minimum wage increase passes
The bill to increase North Carolina’s minimum wage to $6.15 an hour effective Jan. 1 passed the Senate 37-12 Monday night. It now goes to Gov. Mike Easley, who said Monday afternoon that he would sign the bill.
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