Extremely
awesome news:
WASHINGTON (AP) — The D.C. Council has given final approval to raising the city's minimum wage to $11.50 an hour by 2016.
Tuesday's vote was a formality, with the council already having approved the minimum wage hike unanimously.
The bill now goes to Democratic Mayor Vincent Gray for his signature. Gray has advocated for a more modest minimum wage increase, but he's not expected to veto it given the council's unanimous support.
This is going to be a real improvement in a lot of peoples' lives. Well done to everyone involved.
So I'm torn. Part of me thinks about damn time, but another part, the more cynical part thinks with the income disparity in DC this isn't even close to enough.
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