Will Minn. Legislature pass a minimum wage hike?
The state House Jobs and Economic Development Finance and Policy committee on Thursday passed one of the proposed bills to increase minimum wages.
"DFL Gov. Mark Dayton says he would be comfortable with increasing the state's minimum wage to $9.00 or $9.50 an hour," wrote MPR News reporter Tim Pugmire earlier this week.
We'll look at the status of the various minimum wage bills in the Legislature and how Minnesota's debate fits into the larger policy discussion.
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