Raising the minimum wage would help not only workers but the state’s economy, the UW-Madison’s Center on Wisconsin Strategy said Wednesday.
Economists say higher minimum wages help, not hurt, economy
Demonstrators rally for better wages outside a McDonald's restaurant in Milwaukee in this December 2013 photo. A Milwaukee-based group is trying to use a 101-year-old law to force Wisconsin to raise its $7.25 an hour minimum wage. The state Department of Workforce Development on Monday rebuffed that effort.
Wisconsin Jobs Now says Walker's Department of Workforce Development was supposed to investigate wage complaints.
