Pa House Passes Minimum Wage Increase to $15 by 2026
The Democratic-controlled House signaled its commitment Tuesday evening to raising the state's $7.25 per hour minimum wage.
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The Democratic-controlled House signaled its commitment Tuesday evening to raising the state's $7.25 per hour minimum wage.
A bill that would gradually increase the minimum wage in Pennsylvania to $15 was passed in the House.
Tens of thousands of Pennsylvanians could see a $15 minimum wage by 2026 under a proposal passed Tuesday by the state House.
The measure, which is part of Democratic Gov. Josh Shapiro’s budget proposal, is likely to become a bargaining chip as House Democrats and Senate Republicans work over the next 10
THE ISSUE: Pennsylvania’s minimum wage is $7.25 an hour, the same as the federal minimum. The Legislature last increased the state’s minimum wage in 2006, and every neighboring state —