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Minimum wage hike foes want state high court to toss measure
Opponents of a voter initiative raising the state's minimum wage from $8.05 to $12 an hour by 2020 on Wednesday asked the Arizona Supreme Court to overrule a trial judge's decision that said they filed their challenge too late.
Minimum wage measure faces new obstacle
A bid to get a public vote to hike the state’s minimum wage is now facing a new hurdle.
Judge, your move
Late yesterday afternoon, supporters of the initiative to raise the minimum wage submitted their closing arguments in writing in the challenge brought by the Arizona Restaurant Assn that aims to toss the initiative from the ballot.
Minimum wage initiative at risk as judge rules many petitioners not qualified
A judge on Thursday ruled that dozens of people who circulated petitions to boost the minimum wage were not legally qualified to do so.
Judge refuses to slow signature validation for minimum wage initiative
A judge denied a request for a temporary restraining order that would have prevented the Secretary of State's Office from kick-starting the process of validating signatures collected on a ballot initiative to raise the minimum wage.
Business groups aim to keep pay measures off ballot
Two statewide business groups are trying to keep voters from deciding whether $12 an hour is too much for workers and $216 an hour is too little for hospital executives.
Restaurant group preparing to fight minimum wage ballot measure
The head of state’s restaurant industry is gearing up to convince voters to quash an initiative that would boost the state’s minimum wage to $12 an hour by 2020.
‘Fight for 12’ on track to make the ballot
With the July 7 deadline for citizen initiatives to submit signatures less than two weeks away, the campaign for a $12 minimum wage appears to be in good position to land on the November ballot.
Backers of higher minimum wage already have 90,000 signatures
Backers of a proposal to hike the state’s minimum wage to $12 an hour by 2020 claim they already have more than half the signatures they need, potentially setting the stage for an expensive fight with restaurants and the rest of the business community.
FIZZLED BILLS: Fireworks, marijuana and flex loans all went down in smoke
Lawmakers introduced 1,361 bills, memorials and resolutions in the 2016 legislative session, but in the end, most of those measures were left on the cutting room floor.
Senate advances minimum wage ballot measure
Republican lawmakers agreed Thursday to ask voters to increase the state's minimum wage -- but in a way that businesses actually want.
Ducey leans toward supporting minimum wage ballot measure
Gov. Doug Ducey now finds himself in the position where he is leaning toward supporting a ballot measure that actually would boost the state minimum wage even higher than it is now.
