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On July 1, the state of Arizona raised the hourly minimum wage rate from $8.05 to $10. In Flagstaff, the voters elected to implement a minimum wage significantly higher than the new state-mandated minimum wage. The vote and outcomes caused a tsunami wave of confusion, fear, excitement, emotion and arguments as Flagstaff’s new wage of $12 per hour was supposed to take effect on July 1, and continue to increase to $15 per hour by 2021. After much debate and an extraordinary amount of input from … [Read more...] about Waging Concerns