New Jersey minimum wage

While there isn't much discussion over who will win the Gubernatorial election between Governor Chris Christie and Barbara Buono, there is however, a lot of discussion about one of the ballot questions.

I’ve said this all along that it’s nearly impossible to get by on just one salary here. Depending on the money you’re making, it’s possible you’re bringing in 2, perhaps 3, maybe even 4 salaries just to make ends meet. That might be reason alone to raise the minimum wage from the present 7 and a quarter to $8...

The heavy artillery is coming out in the battle to raise the minimum wage here, or keep it as is. This coming November, we’ll have the choice to amend the state Constitution to include a minimum wage raise to 8.25 and hour and tie in yearly increases to the Consumer Price Index; or leave it at its current 7...