Minnesota's minimum wage increases to $9.50 an hour

Opponents of the increase to minimum wage feared that small Minnesota businesses would decline under new economic pressure - so what's the truth - did this bill kill off small entrepreneurs?

Former Rep. Ryan Winkler, DFL-Golden Valley and the authored of the bill, describes the battle he had with Senate and House DFLers and Republicans to pass the minimum wage and index it to inflation. And Rep. Steve Drazkowski (R) who opposed the bill, looks at the impact of the minimum wage on business and the economy

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