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Legislators pursue minimum wage hike to counter ‘insane socialism’
Arizona lawmakers want voters to strip counties, cities and towns of the ability to set their own minimum wage and their explicit right to adopt employee benefits of their own liking.
Senators move toward banning cities from setting own minimum wages
Acceding to pressure from business interests and the governor, Republican state lawmakers are moving to undermine the ability of individual communities to establish their own “living wages” higher than the mandated state minimum.
Minimum wage is a go
The ballot campaign to increase Arizona’s minimum wage will move forward. LUCHA Executive Director Tomas Robles on Friday filed a ballot measure committee, Arizonans for Fair Wages and Healthy Families, and the group posted an online ad seeking a campaign manager for the effort.
Backers of higher minimum wage push for November ballot measure
Advocates of a minimum wage that could be as high as $15 an hour are staffing up and planning to kick off a campaign for a November ballot measure within the next two weeks.
State measure would prevent cities from setting their own minimum wages
The Arizona Senate tomorrow is set to consider a measure that would strip Arizona’s counties, cities and towns of the ability to set their own minimum wages and their explicit right to adopt employee benefits of their own liking.
Arizona voters may get say on new minimum wage in November
The nationwide “Fight for 15” movement, which seeks to dramatically increase the minimum wage, may be coming to Arizona this November.
Flagstaff mayor pushes back against Ducey’s minimum wage comments
The mayor of Flagstaff said Monday it would be wrong to penalize his city -- or any other -- if it decides to enact its own "living wage'' requirements.
Industrial commission members, top staffer resign after per diem flap
Two members of the Industrial Commission of Arizona who were recently outed as having requested excessive amounts of per diem reimbursements have resigned their positions, as has the agency’s executive director.
Study: Chances of climbing the economic ladder are mixed in state
Location matters when it comes to the chances that a child born into poverty in Arizona will move up the economic ladder during his lifetime, a recent study shows.
Arizona House backs public vote on minimum wage
Arizona voters may be asked to consider whether to scrap the state minimum wage's inflation adjustment.
Resolution would lower minimum wage for some Arizona workers
A state lawmaker wants Arizona voters to decide in November whether to allow a lower minimum wage for tipped workers and younger part-time and temporary employees.
Minimum wage increase will help Arizona’s working families
While working families struggle to make ends meet in this sluggish economy, there is a bright spot on the horizon for Arizona’s lowest-paid workers: On Jan. 1, the state’s minimum wage increased 30 cents to $7.65, raising wages for more than 130,000 low-wage workers.
The increase not only helps hard-working Arizonans provide for their families, but also boosts the overall economy.
