California Senate approves another minimum wage hike

[Omaha Steve]

Source: AP

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The California Senate has approved a plan to again raise California's minimum wage, lifting it to $13 an hour in 2017, then tied to the rate of inflation after that.

Senators on Monday approved the bill, SB3 by Sen. Mark Leno, on a 23-15 vote, with Republican lawmakers opposed.

The proposal by the San Francisco Democrat comes just two years after Gov. Jerry Brown signed legislation giving California one of the highest minimum wage rates in the nation. It is currently $9 an hour and will rise to $10 an hour in 2016.

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[TDale313]

1. Really good news.

Still far from a living wage here, but certainly a good step in the right direction.

[4lbs]

2. Yeah. It's good. Even though $13 per hour would be a living wage in some states, in California

it needs to be closer to $18.

However, going from $10 to $13 is much better.

Now, I'm waiting for all the Repukes saying "businesses can't make a profit and pay their employees more than $12 per hour."

Oh yeah, what about all those NYC businesses? Wall Street?