Some of the first bills introduced at the Minnesota Legislature this year would raise the state’s minimum wage, which has not increased since 2005.
The federal standard of $7.25 an hour applies to people who work for large companies or companies that engage in interstate commerce. The state minimum wage for the smallest businesses is $5.25 an hour.
The bills being considered would raise the minimum wage and include a mechanism that would keep the wage rising with inflation each year.
Two experts joined a discussion with Cathy Wurzer on “Morning Edition” about the pros and cons of raising the state minimum wage: Kris Jacobs, the executive director of the JOBS NOW Coalition, who supports the idea; and Mike Hickey, the Minnesota state director of the National Federation of Independent Business. He opposes raising the minimum wage.
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via Debate touches on pros and cons of raising state minimum wage | Minnesota Public Radio News.
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