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June 16, 2014

Massachusetts Poised to Pass $11-an-Hour Minimum Wage 
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Massachusetts is poised to approve an $11-an-hour minimum wage, the
highest of any state in the country. The Massachusetts House is expected
to approve the bill this week after it passed the state Senate, and Gov.
Deval Patrick has signaled he will sign it. The bill would raise the
current $8-an-hour minimum wage by a dollar each year until it reaches
$11 in 2017. The move comes after the city of Seattle, Washington, made
history earlier this month by approving the gradual phase-in of a
$15-an-hour minimum wage.

 

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