Should California Increase the State Minimum Wage?

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SALINAS, Calif- A local assemblymember has introduced a bill to increase the state minimum wage.

Currently the state minimum wage is at $8.00 per hour. Assemblymember Luis Alejo (D-Salinas) wants the state minimum wage to $9.25 per hour. The bill would allow for the increase to take place over a three year period.

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