A blog post by Mark Price, originally published at Third and State.
Mixed in with this morning's news of holiday surprise layoff notices and property tax hikes is some good news for low-wage workers in Ohio where the minimum wage will rise to $7.70 on Jan 1.
The campaign in 2006-07 to increase Pennsylvania's minimum wage initially included language that would adjust Pennsylvania's minimum wage annually to account for inflation, but that language was ultimately dropped. The minimum wage in Pennsylvania is currently $7.25 per hour, an amount that steadily commands less and less purchasing power with each passing year.
- The Associated Press - Ohio minimum wage increasing 30 cents in 2012
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