Senate advances $15 minimum wage bill

The Vermont Raise the Wage Coalition rallying last fall for an increase in the state minimum wage to $15 an hour, which advanced in the Senate Thursday. File photo by Kevin O’Connor/VTDigger
The Vermont Senate on Thursday advanced a measure that would raise the state’s hourly minimum wage to $15 by 2024.
The bill, S.40, would incrementally hike the state’s minimum wage over the next six years, from the current level of $10.50 per hour.Get all of VTDigger's political news.You'll