N.J. Democrats Seek to Bypass Christie on Minimum Wage

Democrats who control the New Jersey Senate are looking to circumvent Governor Chris Christie to get a minimum-wage increase passed by taking the question directly to voters.

A measure approved today on a 7-6 vote by the Senate’s budget panel seeks a constitutional amendment that would raise the state’s minimum wage to $8.25 an hour from $7.25 beginning in 2014 and tie future increases to the U.S. Consumer Price Index.