Court rules minimum wage bill can move forward

  • An initiative petition seeking to raise the minimum wage can move forward, the Oklahoma Supreme Court ruled. Pictured is the Oklahoma Judicial Center, headquarters of the Oklahoma Supreme Court and Court of Criminal Appeals. Carmen Forman/Oklahoma Voice
OKLAHOMA CITY – The Oklahoma Supreme Court ruled Monday an initiative petition asking voters to raise the minimum wage can move forward. “Initiative petition 446 does not clearly or manifestly violate either the Oklahoma or United States Constitution,” the court ruled in a two-page order. The vote was 7-2. Supporters may proceed with gathering signatures, the order said. The state chamber and…

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