Today's podcast on minimum wage (5 minutes, 37 seconds) concludes this special 10-part series on the top 10 issues facing state legislatures in 2007.
Twenty-nine states and Washington, D.C. have a minimum wage above the federal requirement of $5.15 per hour. Find out from NCSL's Jeanne Mejeur what to expect in 2007, including her assessment on the latest trend in minimum wage efforts. She also discusses the concerns of the business community and those of legal experts on efforts to make minimum wage a part of a state's constitution.
She discusses which states have the highest minimum wages and the reasons behind them.
This ends our special 10-part series on the top issues facing state legislatures in 2007. In case you missed them, listen to our previous podcasts on budget pressures (6:25), immigration (6:35), universal health care (7:04), energy and environment (6:59), sex offenders (6:49), Real ID (6:36), obesity (6:34), higher education (7:50) and privacy (9:13).
The Buzz will be back soon with more insights on America's state legislatures. You can catch the latest by this link.
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