After Christie Vetoes Minimum Wage Bill, Dems Vow to Put it on the Ballot from GOVERNING: State government news on politics, management & financ New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie said the Democrats’ bill, which would have raised the minimum wage from $7.25 to $8.50 and tied future increases to the rate of inflation, would have hurt the state’s economy. www.governing.com/news/state/After-Christie-Vetoes-Minimum-Wage-Bill-Dems-Vow-to-Put-it-on-the-Ballot-.html