Min. Wage Update (Can You Believe the U.S. Senate Still Hasn’t Passed It?)
Posted by Shelby on 01/30/07 at 11:00 AM
The AFL-CIO explains that the Senate has voted for cloture of the filibuster on a bill that would raise the minimum wage with many tax perks for businesses. It seems likely that when the Senate votes on the bill itself that it will pass and move onto conference with the U.S. House.
The Washington Post has an editorial decrying the pairing of tax breaks and the minimum wage raise.