Dem leaders back sales tax options for locals, minimum wage hike

The Legislature's top Dem leaders in a WisPolitics.com luncheon voiced support for Gov. Tony Evers' budget proposals to raise the minimum wage and allow for expanded local sales taxes. Evers' budget proposes raising the state $7.25 minimum wage in three steps to $10.15 an hour on January 2, 2024, and then indexing it for inflation. The budget also calls for the creation of a task force to study ra...