11.2 How Public Policy is Made

The minimum wage in your state is $7.25 an hour. The cost of living is too high and many people are struggling to survive on minimum wage.

Protests by minimum wage workers an allies have captured the attention of legislators and local TV stations.

Through meetings and speeches your legislator was able to get minimum wage on the political agenda/a committee surrounding this was made in PA's Congress

The committee agrees and creates a policy that minimum wage will increase immediately to $9.50 then $10.00 after one year.

Several years after the law is in effect, report show that the economy is booming and the public supports the law.