State senator wants Arizona voters to block future minimum wage increases

PHOENIX — A state lawmaker wants to give Arizona voters a chance to decide if the current $10.50 an hour minimum wage is as high as it should go.

Sen. Sylvia Allen, R-Snowflake, said her proposal would not repeal what voters approved last year, at least not entirely. The wage gains that already have taken place — from $8.05 an hour in 2016 to $10.50 now — would remain intact.

But she wants to put a question on the November ballot to block the future increases that are supposed to take place between now and 2020 when, unless repealed, the minimum wage would hit $12 per hour.

Her proposal, SCR 1016, also would override existing local laws like in Flagstaff that provide for a higher minimum wage than the state requires and preclude other communities from enacting their own laws.

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