Oklahomans will have a chance to vote on whether to steadily increase the state's minimum wage to $15 an hour, but not until 2026. Republican Gov. Kevin Stitt signed an executive order this week placing State Question 832 on the primary election ballot in June 2026.
FILE - Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt delivers his State of the State address at the Oklahoma State Capitol in Oklahoma City, on Feb. 5, 2024. FILE - Amber England of Oklahoma ns Decide Healthcare talks with the media following a hearing in the Oklahoma Supreme Court about Medicaid expansion, June 18, 2019, in Oklahoma City. FILE - Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt delivers his State of the State address at the Oklahoma State Capitol in Oklahoma City, on Feb. 5, 2024. FILE - Oklahoma Gov.
The minimum wage in Oklahoma is currently $7.25, which mirrors the federal rate, although 34 states, territories and districts currently haveSupporters of the Yes on State Question 832 campaign turned in nearly 180,000 signatures in less than 90 days back in July, nearly twice as many as the roughly 92,000 signatures of registered votes needed to qualify the question for the ballot.No. 15 Oklahoma wary of talented Tulane after struggling to win as heavy favorite vs.
In a red state with a Republican governor and strong GOP majorities in both chambers of the Legislature, activists in Oklahoma have turned to the initiative petition process and to voters to get many progressive ideas passed into law. This includes Among the concerns from those groups is that after the minimum wage reaches $15 per hour in 2029, it would automatically increase annually based on the increase in the cost of living as measured by the U.S. Department of Labor.
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