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RandySF

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Wed Sep 11, 2024, 08:42 PM Sep 11

Oklahoma minimum wage election pushed back to 2026

OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) — State Question 832, a measure that would increase the minimum wage by $1.50 each year until reaching $15 an hour in 2029, will not be making it onto the November ballot this year.

According to an executive order issued by Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt on Wednesday, the proposal to amend the Oklahoma Minimum Wage Act will be pushed back to June 16, 2026.

Back in July, supporters of SQ 832 collected 157,287 verified signatures—well over the required minimum of 92,000—in a petition to put the measure up for a vote.

However, supporters told News 4 in August that they doubted the likelihood of the measure making the ballot due to challenges from the State Chamber of Commerce, who claimed that raising the minimum wage would be bad for businesses.


https://kfor.com/news/local/oklahoma-minimum-wage-election-pushed-back-to-2026/

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Oklahoma minimum wage election pushed back to 2026 (Original Post) RandySF Sep 11 OP
Yes Siree. We like to make the owners more money than what we deserve. We like sleeping in the ditch. chouchou Sep 11 #1

chouchou

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1. Yes Siree. We like to make the owners more money than what we deserve. We like sleeping in the ditch.
Wed Sep 11, 2024, 08:48 PM
Sep 11

No wonder Oklahoma is 44th...Rankings

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