After a year of haggling, Republican leaders of the state Legislature and Democratic Gov. Jim Doyle are in the heat of agreement over raising the state’s minimum wage.
The end result will look like this: Beginning June 1, the minimum will increase from $5.15 an hour to $5.70, then rise to $6.50 an hour on June 1, 2006.� Madison, which� approved a higher increase, will have to abide by the new statewide limits, a condition insisted upon by Republicans.