Petition to increase minimum wage: Signature-gathering OK'd by Oklahoma Supreme Court

OKLAHOMA CITY — Oklahomans may soon have a chance to sign an initiative petition to raise the state’s minimum wage to well above the current $7.25 an hour. Amber England, a representative of Raise the Wage Oklahoma, said Wednesday that she expects a “robust” signature collection effort in all 77 counties of the state. Oklahoma Secretary of State Josh Cockroft hasn’t yet set a date to begin collection, but England said the process could begin as early as next month. If 92,262 signatures of registered voters are received and any...