California announces minimum wage increase as governor taunts Trump

California is raising its minimum wage to seventeen point four dollars per hour, effective January first. Governor Gavin Newsom announced the increase Friday, framing it as support for working families amid high living costs. The new rate will be the highest minimum wage in the nation, up from the current sixteen point nine dollars. According to The Guardian, Newsom's announcement also included criticism of the Trump administration.

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