Wednesday, April 18, 2007

Lawmakers send minimum wage bill to governor

General Assembly sent a bill that ties Indiana's minimum wage to the federal minimum wage increase to Governor Mitch Daniels.


The Indiana House voted 75-22 Tuesday to approve Senate amendments to the bill.


The bill would likely to increase Indiana's state minimum wage from the current $5.15 to $7.25 an hour over the next two years.


The U.S. House already has voted to boost the minimum wage to $7.25 an hour.

The minimum wage in Indiana has not increased for a decade.

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