05/15/2013 - 8:00am
State Sen. Scott Newman
To the Editor:
This week (May 6-10), the Senate took up the minimum wage bill, which passed. This bill raises the minimum wage from $6.15 to $7.25 an hour.
I did not support this bill for the reasons listed below:
• Minimum wage was never intended to put people in a position to support a family. Minnesota spends tens of billions of dollars a year on education. People should take advantage of the...
