minimum wage debate

The idea of raising the minimum wage in New Jersey is championed by Democratic legislators in Trenton will likely be on the ballot as a question for voters in 2017.

One of hot-button issues in this year's election NJ voters will be having a say on is whether or not NJ should raise the minimum wage.

Final approval for a measure giving New Jersey voters the final say on whether the state’s minimum hourly wage should be raised are among several bills to be considered by the Assembly on Thursday.

With Superstorm Sandy’s remnants littering parts of the state, the Senate and Assembly are tackling once again the question of how to raise the minimum wage here in New Jersey. There’s some agreement between Senate Democrats to back the Assembly version of the bill that would raise the minimum wage from its current 7...