Post by Logan on Jul 9, 2016 7:35:26 GMT -6
Supporters of a citizens initiative to raise Arizona's minimum wage to $12 an hour filed petitions Thursday to qualify for the Nov. 8 ballot.
It sets the stage for a fall ballot that likely will have three, maybe four, propositions.
The Fair Wages and Healthy Families campaign surpassed both the minimum number of signatures needed to quality and its own expectations by collecting more than 271,000.
Also Thursday, the campaign for the Hospital Executive Compensation Act submitted 281,000 signatures in support of its proposal to cap hospital executive pay at no more than the salary paid the president of the United States. Currently, the president earns $400,000 a year, plus $50,000 for expenses.
Read more: www.azcentral.com/story/news/politics/elections/2016/07/07/backers-12hour-minimum-wage-in-arizona-file-petitions/86752942/
Fingers crossed that this will be a moot issue since it will be superseded by federal minimum wage law. However, it certainly does not hurt to have the initiative passed at the state level.
It sets the stage for a fall ballot that likely will have three, maybe four, propositions.
The Fair Wages and Healthy Families campaign surpassed both the minimum number of signatures needed to quality and its own expectations by collecting more than 271,000.
Also Thursday, the campaign for the Hospital Executive Compensation Act submitted 281,000 signatures in support of its proposal to cap hospital executive pay at no more than the salary paid the president of the United States. Currently, the president earns $400,000 a year, plus $50,000 for expenses.
Read more: www.azcentral.com/story/news/politics/elections/2016/07/07/backers-12hour-minimum-wage-in-arizona-file-petitions/86752942/
Fingers crossed that this will be a moot issue since it will be superseded by federal minimum wage law. However, it certainly does not hurt to have the initiative passed at the state level.