Published 06/21/2023 9:56:00 a.m.

$15 minimum wage bill passes Pennsylvania House

The Pennsylvania House of Representatives approved a bill to gradually increase the state minimum wage from $7.25 to $15 by 2026. The bill passed 103-100, with most Democrats in favor and two Republicans joining them.
The legislation would also increase the tipped wage for restaurant workers to 60% of the minimum wage. The bill ties future increases to inflation and sets the minimum wage for tipped workers at 60% of the hourly minimum wage.

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Associated Press News

Pennsylvania House passes $15 minimum wage bill

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania's Democratic-controlled House of Representatives approved a measure by a close vote Tuesday that would raise the minimum wage to $15 by 2026, fulfilling a long-held

06/20/2023 11:26:33 p.m.·United States

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abc 6 Philadelphia

Pennsylvania House passes $15 minimum wage bill

The bill passed 103-100 with all but one Democrat voting for it and two Republicans joining them. But it has an uncertain future in the Republican-controlled Senate.

06/21/2023 2:18:23 a.m.·Philadelphia, United States

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Penn Live

Pa. House passes minimum wage increase; Senate leadership skeptical of $15 per hour pitch

Pennsylvania House Democrats passed a minimum wage increase Tuesday, pushing the Republican-controlled state Senate to take up a measure that originated with a member of their own caucus.

06/21/2023 1:37:21 a.m.·Harrisburg, United States

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WTAE

$15 minimum wage bill passes Pennsylvania House

The measure would raise Pennsylvania's minimum wage from $7.25 to $11 at first, then to $13 and finally to $15.

06/20/2023 11:41:00 p.m.·Pittsburgh, United States

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Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

The Pa. House approves bills for $15-an-hour minimum wage and tax credits, but opposition looms in the Senate

HARRISBURG — The Democrat-controlled House on Tuesday passed two priorities of Gov. Josh Shapiro — tax credits for new nurses, teachers...

06/20/2023 11:39:25 p.m.·Pittsburgh, United States

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Times Leader

Pennsylvania House passes $15 minimum wage bill

HARRISBURG — Pennsylvania’s Democratic-controlled House of Representatives approved a measure by a close vote Tuesday that would raise the minimum wage to $15 by 2026, fulfilling a long-held party campaign plank that has run up against Republican legislative majorities for years. The bill passed 103-100 with most Democrats voting for it and two Republicans joining them. But it has an uncertain future in the Republican-controlled Senate as lawmak…

06/21/2023 12:10:00 a.m.·United States

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