Republican Gov. Chris Christie on Tuesday shot down an attempt to raise New Jersey’s minimum wage to $10.10 an hour in the next year and to at least $15 over the next five. Christie announced his veto at an event at a market in Pennington, saying it would burden small businesses and describing the proposal as the “heavy hand of government.” Standing in the organic fruit and vegetable section of the market, Christie said raising wages is the job of business owners. “All of this sounds great, raising the minimum wage, when you’re spending someone else’s money,” he said. read more https://www.washingtonpost.com/nati...f9932a-6ec8-11e6-993f-73c693a89820_story.html
