Analyst: Wage Hike Would Cost California Taxpayers $3.6B

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A legislative analysis says raising the minimum wage in California to the highest statewide level in the nation would eventually cost taxpayers an additional $3.6 billion a year in higher pay for government employees.
The estimate was released Wednesday as an Assembly committee considers boosting the entry-level wage to $15 an hour by 2022.
The full Assembly and Senate could consider the agreement between Gov. Jerry Brown, labor unions and Democratic legislative l