In his State of the Union address, President Obama pressed to raise the hourly rate in stages to $9 an hour in 2015, up from the current $7.25. Find out which states currently have the highest minimum wage.
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Massachusetts has had a minimum wage of $8 an hour since 2008. Legislation was introduced this year to increase the minimum wage to $10 by 2013, but its status is unclear.