MINIMUM WAGE INCREASE
The Legislature unanimously overrode Governor Mitt Romney's veto of a minimum wage increase, rejecting the governor's view that the boost would hurt businesses and the poor.
The override means that the state's minimum wage will probably be among the highest in the country within two years. The legislation increases the $6.75-an-hour rate to $7.50 an hour on Jan. 1 and to $8 in 2008.
-From “Minimum Wage Hike Veto Rejected, Romney overridden by unanimous vote” , By Lisa Wangsness and Cristina Silva, The Boston Globe, August 1, 2006.
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