Minimum Wage Hikes Primed for Ballot, Statehouse Battles in 2024

December 26, 2023, 10:40 AM UTC

Legislative and ballot fights over higher minimum wages will span a mix of red and blue states across the country in 2024, as worker advocates seek to emulate and expand on victories to boost pay for hourly workers.

The push to mandate a $15 minimum continues in states that haven’t reached that level, including ballot proposals that could go before Ohio and Oklahoma voters next November, plus dueling court fights in Michigan over a previous 2018 ballot initiative and a new one proposed for 2024.

But in deeper blue states that have already enacted a $15 minimum, new proposals ...

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