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Melissa Hughes: “We saw Michigan do that and that makes sense.”

Featuring: Melissa Hughes, Secretary and CEO of the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation

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Missy Hughes – February 11, 2026 live interview

Published | Video Starts at 11:02

I don't believe that government should be moving the market, but the market is already at at least $15 an hour. I think that we might want to consider doing it in a couple steps. We saw Michigan do that and that makes sense. But we need to get that minimum wage up. There's no sense in having it be at any lower than $15 an hour. (11:02–11:05)

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Asserts that Michigan has implemented a stepwise increase in minimum wage.

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