EconomyFinding
Alabama should set a state minimum wage above the federal $7.25 an hour.
Alabama has no state minimum wage law and bars cities from setting their own, so the federal $7.25 an hour applies. A state law would require employers to pay a higher hourly floor.
Doug Jones
raise wages including the minimum wage
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- Verified AI research, accepted by the VoteVera editor on Sep 30, 2026.
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