DEMOCRATS CALLING FOR STATE TO MORE THAN DOUBLE MINIMUM WAGE

Three Democrats in the Pennsylvania legislature are calling for the state to more than double the minimum wage.  State Senators Art Haywood and Patty Kim along with Representative Izzy Smith-Wade-El said earlier this week that the minimum wage in the commonwealth should be raised from the federal rate of 7.25 to 15-dollars-an-hour.  The lawmakers noted the minimum wage is higher in all of the states bordering Pennsylvania.  Minimum wage workers in 21 states received a raise at the start of 2025.