Post by Logan on Feb 5, 2016 2:07:51 GMT -6
CONCORD — The Senate on Thursday, once again, voted down a proposal to increase the state’s minimum wage to $12 an hour.
The state uses the current federal minimum wage of $7.25.
Supporters of Senate Bill 412 said it is long past time for the state to increase the minimum wage, which is not enough to support an individual or a family.
The bill’s prime sponsor, Sen. Donna Soucy, D-Manchester, said the increase to $12 would give 140,000 Granite Staters a raise, with 84 percent more than 20 years old and 60 percent women.
See more at: www.unionleader.com/NH-Senate-kills-minimum-wage-hike
The state uses the current federal minimum wage of $7.25.
Supporters of Senate Bill 412 said it is long past time for the state to increase the minimum wage, which is not enough to support an individual or a family.
The bill’s prime sponsor, Sen. Donna Soucy, D-Manchester, said the increase to $12 would give 140,000 Granite Staters a raise, with 84 percent more than 20 years old and 60 percent women.
See more at: www.unionleader.com/NH-Senate-kills-minimum-wage-hike