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Legislative Updates

"ASBURY PARK, N.J. -- New Jersey voters overwhelmingly approved a constitutional amendment Tuesday to raise the minimum wage by $1, to $8.25 an hour, and add automatic cost-of-living increases each year.
The vote was a victory for Democrats in the state Legislature, who put Public Question 2 on the ballot to achieve through referendum what they were blocked from doing by Gov. Chris Christie. He vetoed a bill last year that would have raised the minimum wage to $8.50 an hour with annual inflation adjustments."
 
Read the entire release here:

From the East Valley Tribune:

"Come January, Arizona's minimum wage workers will be able to afford an extra Big Mac a week.
But not if they want fries and a drink with it.
The state Industrial Commission voted Wednesday for a 10-cent-an-hour hike in the state minimum wage. That will bring the figure to $7.90 an hour..."

Read the full announcement: http://www.eastvalleytribune.com/money/article_d37ae6aa-36c8-11e3-9ad2-0019bb2963f4.html

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