( NewsNation ) — The federal minimum wage hasn’t changed since 2009, but voters in several states will have the chance to raise hourly wages at the state level in November.
Voters in Alaska, California and Missouri will decide whether to increase their state’s minimum wage.
If history is any indicator, those efforts are likely to be successful. From 1996 to 2022, voters approved 26 of the 28 minimum wage increase measures on the ballot, according to Ballotopedia .
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Meanwhile, ballot measures in Massachusetts and Arizona would affect wages for tipped workers. In Arizona, the initiative would allow employers to pay tipped workers less, whereas in Massachusetts, tipped workers would see their hourly minimum wage rise from $6.75 an hour to $15 an hour over five years.
Former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris have also weighed in on tipped wages, both promising to end federal taxes on tips .