Gov. Brown Set To Approve Highest Minimum Wage

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) – California’s governor is setting in motion the most populous state’s climb toward the nation’s highest statewide minimum wage of $15 an hour to take effect by 2022.
Gov. Jerry Brown’s bill signing on Monday, and a similar effort in New York, mark the most ambitious moves yet to close the national divide between rich and poor. Experts say other states may follow, given Congress’ reluctance to act despite entreaties from President Barac