File boxes containing the signatures of supporters of an initiative petition to increase the state’s minimum wage are stacked Sept. 15, 2024, in front of an Oklahoma City building. (Photo courtesy of Raise the Wage Oklahoma)
OKLAHOMA CITY — Spending on crime, incarceration, and corrections would be reduced in Oklahoma if the minimum wage were raised to $15, according to a report.
Higher wages could help break the “cycle of poverty and incarceration” while reducing the burden on law enforcement, according to a report from This Land Research and Communications Collaborative, a nonpartisan research group. The report was compiled by Scioto Analysis, a public policy analysis firm…