Signature drive to begin on minimum wage state question

OKLAHOMA CITY — Supporters of a minimum wage increase in Oklahoma have been given the go-ahead to start collecting signatures on an initiative petition that could set the stage for a statewide vote. According to a posting Thursday on the website of Oklahoma Secretary of State Josh Cockroft, signature collection on the petition promoting State Question 832 has been scheduled to begin Tuesday. If proponents manage to gather 92,262 signatures of registered Oklahoma voters within 90 days, and barring legal roadblocks, a vote on the question would be scheduled. The...