Will the legislature go back on its word in less than a year on the minimum wage? The restaurant industry, particularly major restaurants, are pushing to roll back the minimum wage for people who live on tips from $2.63 an hour, which took effect in October. The Coalition that won that increase (and an increase for others to $6.25 an hour) in return for an agreement to drop a constitutional amendment with an escalator clause, will hold a news conference Monday to emphasize the importance of maintaining the wage levels set in 2006. Integrity is one.

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