St. Paul Minimum Wage Study Committee

Meeting Schedule

The study committee will meet regularly from May 2018 to August 2018, with final recommendations delivered by the end of August. Committee meetings are open to be observed by the public.

Meeting materials and minutes will be posted below when they become available.

All future meetings are from 8:30am-10:30am at the St. Thomas Campus.

  • McNeely Hall is located at 2060 Summit Ave, St Paul, MN 55105 (map)
  • O’Shaughnessy-Frey Library is located at 1-, 39 Cleveland Ave N, St Paul, MN 55105 (map)
  • Anderson Hall is located at 2115 Summit Ave, St Paul, MN 55105 (map)

May 10, 2018
Mount Zion Temple

May 17, 2018
University of St. Thomas, 100 McNeely Hall

May 24, 2018
University of St. Thomas, 100 McNeely Hall

May 31, 2018
University of St. Thomas, 108 O’Shaughnessy-Frey Library

June 7, 2018
University of St. Thomas, 340 Anderson Student Center

June 14, 2018
University of St. Thomas, 340 Anderson Student Center

June 21, 2018
University of St. Thomas, 100 McNeely Hall

June 28, 2018
University of St. Thomas, 100 McNeely Hall

July 12, 2018
University of St. Thomas, 100 McNeely Hall

July 19, 2018
University of St. Thomas, 100 McNeely Hall

July 26, 2018
University of St. Thomas, 340 Anderson Student Center

August 2, 2018
University of St. Thomas, 100 McNeely Hall

August 9, 2018
University of St. Thomas, 108 O’Shaughnessy-Frey Library

August 16, 2018
University of St. Thomas, 100 McNeely Hall

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In the News

St. Paul Parks and Rec would be hit hardest by $15-an-hour minimumPioneer Press, 5/21/2018

In first State of City address, St. Paul Mayor Melvin Carter talks wages, police, gun violence — Pioneer Press, 5/19/2018

Council member representing the most small businesses is torn over $15-an-hour minimum — Pioneer Press, 5/19/2018

House supplemental budget bill would create statewide ‘tip credit’ in Minnesota — MinnPost, 5/18/2018

Unintended consequences of $15 an hour in St. PaulMetro State Metropolitan, 5/18/2018

League embarks on in-depth study of minimum wage hikeVillager, 5/9/2018 (pdf)

St. Paul asks Citizens League to complete second study on $15 minimum wagePioneer Press, 4/26/2018

Why, amid the push for higher minimum wages, talking about a ‘benefits cliff’ has become so controversialMinnPost, 4/25/2018

Solving Community Issues Requires Community Voice — The Saint Paul & Minnesota Community Foundations, 2/23/2018

In report on effects of St. Paul minimum-wage hike, echoes of Minneapolis debateMinnPost, 2/22/2018

St. Paul City Council hears first report on minimum wage hikeStar Tribune, 2/21/2018

‘$15 Now’ advocates rally after report presented to St. Paul councilPioneer Press, 2/21/2018

New report on minimum wage in St. Paul lays out the stakesPioneer Press, 2/19/2018

These kids are earning while they learn. Should they get $15 an hour? — Pioneer Press, 2/16/2018

St. Paul Mayor Melvin Carter walks into $15 minimum wage battleStar Tribune, 2/3/2018

Why St. Paul’s minimum wage ordinance is probably gonna look a whole lot like Minneapolis’ minimum wage ordinanceMinnPost, 1/19/2018

Editorial: A deep breath on the minimum wage in St. PaulPioneer Press Editorial Board, 12/17/2017

St. Paul can do better than Minneapolis on minimum wage questionStar Tribune Editorial Board, 11/30/2017

Minimum wage debate takes off in St. Paul, with next mayor promising $15Star Tribune, 11/25/2017