EconomyFinding
Tennessee should set a state minimum wage above the federal $7.25 an hour.
Tennessee has no state minimum wage law, so the federal minimum of $7.25 an hour applies. A state law would require employers to pay a higher hourly floor.
Jerri Green
We must raise the state's minimum wage to at least $20 an hour.
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- Medium (0.60)
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- Verified AI research, accepted by the VoteVera editor on Sep 30, 2026.
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- Jerri Green's verified accounts and sites.
- Official site memphistn.gov/city_council/district-2 (How verified)
- Official government sites. congress.gov, senate.gov, house.gov, govinfo.gov, fec.gov, sos.tn.gov, state.tn.us, tn.gov
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