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Tuesday, March 26, 2013  A provision buried deep in New York's tentative budget shows taxpayers will get part of the bill for raising the minimum wage.

Wednesday, March 20, 2013  Gov. Andrew Cuomo and legislative leaders say they have an agreement on a state budget that would include raising the minimum wage to $9 an hour over three years.

Tuesday, March 05, 2013  New York's Assembly has voted to increase the minimum wage to $9 an hour with automatic increases tied to inflation, putting pressure on Senate's Republicans who are seeking business tax cuts in a potential legislative deal.

Tuesday, February 12, 2013  President Barack Obama wants an increase in the minimum hourly wage from the current $7.25 to $9 by the end of 2015. Obama also proposes the minimum wage be required to keep pace with inflation.

Friday, February 08, 2013  The head of the New York Association of Convenience Stores says a minimum wage increase would place some stores in "a precarious position."

Tuesday, January 29, 2013  A local florist and the owner of a moving company react to a proposed minimum wage increase, the same day workers rally for the cause in Albany.

Wednesday, January 23, 2013  The push to increase New York's minimum wage affecting millions of workers got a boost and hit a snag in Gov. Andrew Cuomo's proposed budget.

Wednesday, January 23, 2013  Highlights of New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo's $137B 2013-14 budget.

Wednesday, January 09, 2013  New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is proposing raising the minimum wage to $8.75 an hour from the current $7.25.

Wednesday, January 09, 2013  Governor Andrew Cuomo officially outlined his priorities for the year at his State of the State address Wednesday afternoon in Albany.

Tuesday, January 01, 2013  Hundreds of thousands of workers are set to get a pay raise to start 2013, as 10 states increase their minimum wage.

Monday, November 19, 2012  Advocates for raising the minimum wage are planning a rally in Albany on Monday.

Monday, July 30, 2012  New York Senators Charles Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand support an increase to the federal minimum wage, while a similar proposal is stalled in Albany.

Tuesday, July 10, 2012  The City of Syracuse's Budget Director says the city needs to take action now to avoid a financial crisis like the one in Scranton, PA

Tuesday, July 10, 2012  Ten injured police officers and firefighters have sued the northeastern Pennsylvania city of Scranton after the mayor slashed their disability pay to minimum wage.