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California announces minimum wage increase as governor taunts Trump

Gavin Newsom says new pay floor of $17.40, set to become highest of any US state, will go into effect on 1 January California governor Gavin Newsom announced that the state’s minimum wage will rise to $17.40 next year, a ay floor set to become the highest of any US state. The pay bump will go into effect starting 1 January, Newsom announced on Friday. The state’s current minimum rate is $16.90. In a news release, Newsom touted the move as a salve for working families amid high living costs and took a jab at the Trump administration. Continue reading...

Guardian US By Uwa Ede-Osifo Aug 1, 2026, 8:39 PM Captured Aug 1, 2026, 8:54 PM

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California governor Gavin Newsom announced that the state’s minimum wage will rise to $17.40 next year, a ay floor set to become the highest of any US state.

The pay bump will go into effect starting 1 January, Newsom announced on Friday.

In a news release, Newsom touted the move as a salve for working families amid high living costs and took a jab at the Trump administration.

“For years, Donald Trump and Republicans have blocked efforts to raise the federal minimum wage while handing tax breaks to billionaires and big corporations,” Newsom said.

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Still, for a family of two working adults and two children in California, researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) estimate each adult must earn $36.38 to cover food, childcare, healthcare, housing and transportation, among other basic necessities.

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Gavin Newsom says new pay floor of $17.40, set to become highest of any US state, will go into effect on 1 January California governor Gavin Newsom announced that the state’s minimum wage will rise to $17.40 next year, a ay floor set to become the highest of any US state.

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