States join minimum wage list.

• Author: Teachout, Robert S.
• Position: LETTERS - Letter to the editor

Editor:

I enjoyed the article on the state minimum wage activity in the February 2007 issue of State Legislatures, especially the excellent use of graphs. We monitor state wage information very closely for our Labor and Employment Library on the web.

I wanted to point out that the table of future increases should include increases for Illinois and Massachusetts. Also, Iowa's minimum wage will exceed the federal minimum (to $6.20 per hour)...