Post by Logan on Feb 22, 2017 15:27:25 GMT -6
HARRISBURG — Years of pressure by Pennsylvania Democrats could yield a state minimum wage increase this year, although it likely will require substantial concessions in the Republican-controlled Legislature.
Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf is proposing hiking the hourly minimum from $7.25 to $12. That would be the nation's highest. He is tying the proposal to his budget plan as a way to provide more tax revenue.
Some Republicans say a minimum wage increase could be acceptable, but at a much lower figure.
The federal government last raised the minimum in 2009, to $7.25 an hour. Since then, 29 states have raised theirs, including every state bordering Pennsylvania.
Read more: triblive.com/state/pennsylvania/11964053-74/minimum-wage-725
Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf is proposing hiking the hourly minimum from $7.25 to $12. That would be the nation's highest. He is tying the proposal to his budget plan as a way to provide more tax revenue.
Some Republicans say a minimum wage increase could be acceptable, but at a much lower figure.
The federal government last raised the minimum in 2009, to $7.25 an hour. Since then, 29 states have raised theirs, including every state bordering Pennsylvania.
Read more: triblive.com/state/pennsylvania/11964053-74/minimum-wage-725