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Green Bay representative pushes to raise Wisconsin's minimum wage to $20 an hour

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GREEN BAY (NBC26) — Green Bay Representative Amaad Rivera-Wagner (D) has introduced a bill that would raise Wisconsin's minimum wage to $20 an hour.

Wisconsin's minimum wage has remained $7.25 an hour since 2009.

The minimum wage for tipped workers in Wisconsin is $2.33.

The introduced legislation would raise the minimum wage immediately to $15 an hour and gradually raise it to $20 an hour by 2030.

The bill would also raise the tipped minimum wage to $7.50.

NBC26 Green Bay Neighborhood reporter Claire Peterson is covering this story. She will have the full story on the NBC 26 5 p.m. and 6 p.m. newscasts Thursday.