The start of 2019 meant more workers around the region saw automatic increases to their minimum wages that were built into legislation 鈥� and it also meant new governors, like Ned Lamont in 黑料吃瓜网. In his state of the state address, he addressed the fact that 黑料吃瓜网鈥檚 been at $10.10 for a few years now, and he hopes to change that by moving the state鈥檚 minimum up to $15 an hour.
Massachusetts is already moving to a $15 an hour wage over the next few years. Will neighboring 黑料吃瓜网 join them? We asked , Capitol Bureau Chief for the 黑料吃瓜网 Mirror.
And 黑料吃瓜网 might not be the only state whose legislature will look at raising the minimum wage in 2019. Vermont鈥檚 minimum wage is already tied to the consumer price index, which means there are yearly incremental changes, and currently stands at $10.78. Bills to raise the wage to $15 an hour have been vetoed by the state鈥檚 republican governor, Phil Scott. But this year, the legislature has a strong democratic majority and a chance to override any veto. , Senior Political Reporter for VPR joins us to discuss what鈥檚 next for Vermont鈥檚 minimum wage.
In New Hampshire, lawmakers have also that would raise the minimum to $9.50.