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Voters In Six States Will Decide Minimum Wage Increases - 10/10/06Six states have minimum wage increases set for the November ballot. Jesse Russell reports that Arizona is looking at one of the bigger wage increases: By Jesse Russell If voters pass the Arizona wage increase on November 7, minimum wage workers in that state will see an increase from the federal minimum of $5.15 per hour to $6.75 per hour - a healthy raise of $1.60 per hour. For the average fulltime worker that would be more than $3300 in extra income each year. When adjusted for inflation, the federal minimum, which has not been increased in nine years, should be $6.54 per hour. Only eighteen states have a minimum wage higher then the federal. Five other states are also putting the issue to voters this year: Colorado, Missouri, Montana, Nevada, and Ohio. Minimum/Living Wage | Posted 10/09/2006 - 5:20pm | 759 reads
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