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Mandela Barnes: “Wisconsin still has a minimum wage of $7.25.”

Featuring: Mandela Barnes, Democratic | Former Candidate, U.S. Senate Wisconsin

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Mandela Barnes on the Campaign Trail (Broadcast cut)

Published | Video Starts at 01:37

Do you have a plan in place to help, to help burgeon that middle class here? Yeah, absolutely. I'm glad you brought that up. Wisconsin still has a minimum wage of $7.25. It is abysmal and it's sort of embarrassing that people could be paid $7.25 in 2026. (01:37–01:42)

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Asserts that Wisconsin's minimum wage is currently $7.25.

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