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Meanwhile, the federal minimum wage – which is all there is in 20 states – has been stuck at $7.25 an hour since 2009.

More salaried Washington workers just got the right to overtime too. And Oregon minimum wage goes up July 1.

The minimum wage rises today from $12.50 to $13.25 within the Portland Metro urban growth boundary.

And in Seattle, Tacoma, and SeaTac, it’s even higher.

An architect of Seattle’s $15 minimum wage has written a book about the surging 15 movement.

Top issue was minimum wage, but Oregon lawmakers made progress on other fronts as well.

The seven annual wage hikes start with a 25 or 50 cent rise this July 1.

The bill would raise wages by 2022 to $14.75, $13.50, and $12.50 in different parts of the state.

State high court throws out lawsuit against Seatac’s $15 minimum wage

Backers and opponents traded volley after volley at a hearing on raising Oregon’s minimum wage.