Christie Proposes $1 Minimum-Wage Increase Over Three Years
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New Jersey Governor Chris Christie proposed increasing the state’s minimum wage by $1 over a phase-in period of three years.
Christie conditionally vetoed Democrats’ legislation, which had sought to raise the wage to $8.50 an hour in March from $7.25 and tie future increases to changes in the U.S. Consumer Price Index. He also proposed a 25 percent increase in the New Jersey Earned Income Tax Credit, which benefits workers of low and moderate incomes.