Will Other States Follow California, New York Lead To Raise Minimum Wages?

An economist at the University of Wisconsin-Madison says other states could soon follow California’s and New York’s lead to raise the minimum wage .The two states voted Monday to gradually raise their minimum wages over the next four years to eventually reach $15 per hour. “It’s actually a pretty significant move,” said Steve Deller, a professor of agricultural and economics at UW-Madison. “Because it kind of lays the foundation for other states to start to follow-up and do the same thing.”