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What's next for CA to lift minimum wage to $15 an hour
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Mar 28, 2016
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What's next for CA to lift minimum wage to $15 an hour
California lawmakers may have a deal to gradually raise the minimum wage to $15 an hour in the coming years.
In this July 21, 2015 photo, workers hold a rally in Los Angeles in support of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors' proposed minimum wage ordinance. On March 26, California legislators and labor unions reached an agreement that will take the state's minimum wage from $10 to $15 an hour.
In this July 21, 2015 photo, workers hold a rally in Los Angeles in support of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors' proposed minimum wage ordinance. On March 26, California legislators and labor unions reached an agreement that will take the state's minimum wage from $10 to $15 an hour.
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California lawmakers may have a deal to gradually raise the minimum wage to $15 an hour in the coming years.

California lawmakers may have a deal to gradually raise the minimum wage to $15 an hour in the coming years.

If it goes through, California would have the highest statewide minimum wage in the nation. And other states are considering similar moves.

For more, we're joined by David Siders of the Sacramento Bee.



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