New Push To Let Pa. Voters Decide State's Minimum Wage
Pennsylvania’s paltry $7.25 an hour minimum wage will celebrate its 14th anniversary this year. Democratic state lawmakers have had every attempt to raise it blocked by Republicans, so now one state Senator is proposing to let the voters decide.
Sen. Wayne Fontana (D-Allegheny) introduced Senate Bill 539, which proposes amending the state constitution to raise the minimum wage to $15 an hour starting in 2025, with adjustments based on inflation every year after.
Since 1996, 27 constitutional amendments have been approved by voters in other states to raise their state’s minimum wage, Fontana said in a memo to other senators.
In Pennsylvania, a constitutional amendment has to pass both chambers — House and Senate — in consecutive two-year legislative sessions, then be advertised to the public before the next fall election. The amendment would then go before voters for the final say.
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