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Ned Lamont: “The minimum wage, which today is almost $17 an hour, up from…”

Featuring: Ned Lamont, Democratic | Governor of Connecticut

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2026 State of the State Address

Published | Video Starts at 10:14

Look, working families earning a little more sure helps. Remember cheering on those essential workers during COVID Many of them were earning The minimum wage, which today is almost $17 an hour, up from about $10 an hour when we took office. And after receiving no increase for several years. Zeros. Our state employees have received a wage increase every year that we've been in office. Look, Employees, look, we appreciate your extraordinary work. (10:14–10:24)

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Asserts that the minimum wage increased from about $10 to nearly $17 an hour since taking office.

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