Blue State Minimum Wages Inch Upward, Widening Gap With South
Federal policymakers haven’t increased the nationwide minimum wage since 2009.
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A grocery store cashier who’s guaranteed $15 per hour in California can legally be paid $7.25 in Texas and 19 other states—a gap in state minimum wages that’s set to widen further in the year ahead.
It’s a geographic disparity that concerns pro-worker economists, while business interests say minimum wage laws alone don’t tell the whole story.