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Proposal to raise minimum wage heads for debate in state Senate

By ASSOCIATED PRESS Wednesday, January 9, 2008 - 10:29 a.m.

MADISON, Wis. (AP) - A proposal to increase the state's minimum wage is headed for debate in the state Senate.

The bill by Senate Majority Leader Russ Decker would increase the minimum wage from $6.50 per hour to $7.25. The wage would then automatically increase based on inflation.

The measure passed out of the Senate Labor Committee on Tuesday on a 3-2 vote.

Decker says 21 other states have minimum wages higher than Wisconsin's and 10 of those have inflation-based increases set to take place.

Republicans have traditionally fought efforts to raise the minimum wage. Democrats control the Senate while Republicans run the Assembly.

A variety of business groups oppose the bill.
Copyright 2008 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.

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crash99
Jan 10, 2008 at 5:19 a.m.
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Well, we will see gwendt when your non min wage check does not go as far how much you are in favor of the min wage hike. If the demo had thier way everyone would make the same wage reguardless of what they do, if they do anything

RetiredAirForce
Jan 10, 2008 at 5:14 a.m.
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Yep you are right gwendt, money is "owed" to people. Merit based pay is old school. Wages should be set based on what employees want and not what the position is "worth". Typical left-wing comments.

gwendt
Jan 9, 2008 at 9:06 p.m.
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must be only Republicans commenting here. Recession almost upon us & they want their high bracket tax cut made permanent & NO money for the low wage people! Karl Rove's "Permanent Republican Majority" is gearing up. It sure is alive & well in Janesville.

greenst
Jan 9, 2008 at 8:03 p.m.
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I like how they think everyone should get a raise but state employees. I liked it when I got a $0.089 wage increase with a $55.00 increase in insurance.

crash99
Jan 9, 2008 at 2:55 p.m.
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i hope they think good and hard on this one because it is not the ansewer

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