– Editorial – - Shop local this holiday season

Wisconsin workers and families cannot sustain themselves on $7.25, per hour, which has remained unchanged since 2009. Even surrounding states, such as Illinois and Minnesota, have raised their minimum wages. At $7.25/hour, a Wisconsin worker brings home $15,080, per year, which is below 100 percent of the federal poverty level. Even worse, is the tipped minimum wage of $2.33, per hour, for some...