Minimum Wage Fight Hits Tucson, Arizona, in Vote for $15 an Hour

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Voters in Tucson, Arizona on Tuesday will consider raising the minimum wage to $ 15 an hour by 2025, but the legal question of whether the state could charge the city for the increase remains unanswered.

The campaign for the proposal – a civic group known as Prop. 206 – coincides with a lawsuit to see if lawmakers can penalize cities above the Arizona statewide hourly rate, which was $ 12.15 this year and is increased annually based on the cost of living. The City of Flagstaff is suing over an estimate of approximately $ 1.1 million the state imposed to seek compensation for …

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