PORTLAND, Maine (WMTW) - City leaders in Portland are considering letting voters decide if the minimum wage should be raised to $20 an hour, the highest minimum hourly rate in the country.

A proposal to raise Portland’s minimum wage from $15.50 to $20 per hour over three years is under consideration by the city’s Housing and Economic Development Committee. The committee was ...

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PORTLAND, Maine — Workers earning the minimum wage in Portland could get a raise soon. The city's Housing and Economic Development Committee met Tuesday night to hear public comment on a proposal to ...

"Our focus here is solely on ensuring workers who earn Portland's minimum wage can afford to live here and work here with dignity," Sykes said. Also read: Portland revisits minimum wage hike ...