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9 <br /> Table l: Examples of Proposed Living Wage Legislation <br /> ICity or State Route to Description of Measure Status <br /> Enactment <br /> Albuquerque Ballot Initiative Raise minimum wage to Gathered required signatures;waiting to <br /> $6.501hour qualify for December special election <br /> Boston Legislative Require city contractors and Possible introduction of city council <br /> subsidized businesses to pay ordinance by the end of the year. <br /> $7.49/hour and hire from the <br /> community <br /> Chicago Legislative Require city contractors and Ordinance introduced to city council in May <br /> subsidized businesses to pay 1996 <br /> $7.60/hour and hire from the <br /> icommunity <br /> Denver Ballot Initiative Raise minimum wage to Supporters gathered required signatures to <br /> $6.50/hour in 1997;$6.85/hour in qualify for the November 1996 ballot. <br /> 1998;ST 151hour in 1999;indexed <br /> to cost of living thereafter <br /> Houston Ballot Initiative Raise minimum wage to Will begin gathering signatures in Fall for <br /> 56.50/hour city wide January 1997 ballot. <br /> Los Angeles Legislative Require city contractors and Possible council vote Fall 1996 <br /> subsidized businesses to pay <br /> $7.50/hour plus family health <br /> benefits or$9.50/hour without <br /> benefits <br /> Minneapolis/ Legislative Joint Twin Cities Task Force is Possible introduction of proposed ordinance <br /> St.Paul drafting living wage policies for by the end of the year; public hearing <br /> city contractors and subsidized expected in the fall. <br /> businesses <br /> New Orleans Ballot Initiative Set city-wide minimum wage at Supporters have gathered 14,000 <br /> S 1.00/hour above the federal level signatures; 1997 timeline to be determined <br /> California Ballot Initiative Raise the state minimum wage to Supporters gathered required signatures to <br /> S5.00/hour in 1997 and qualify for the November 1996 ballot. <br /> $5.75/hour in 1998 <br /> Minnesota Legislative Require state and city contractors Passed MN.House and Senate;vetoed by <br /> and subsidized businesses to pay Governor <br /> 57.28/hour and hire from the <br /> community <br /> Montana Ballot Initiative Raise the state minimum wage to Supporters gathered required signatures to <br /> 54.75/hour in 1997;$5.25/hour in qualify for the November 1996 ballot. <br /> 1998;55.75/hour in 1999; <br /> S6.25/hour in 2000. <br /> Missouri Ballot Initiative Raise the state minimum wage to Supporters gathered required signatures to <br /> $6.25/hour in 1997;$6.50/hour in qualify for the November 1996 ballot. <br /> 1998;56.75/hour in 1999;and <br /> increase S.15 each year thereafter <br /> Oregon Ballot Initiative Raise the state minimum wage Supporters gathered required signatures to <br /> from$4.75 to$6.50/hour over qualify for the November 1996 ballot. <br /> three years. <br /> 3 <br />