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Photos: Senate debates minimum wage

The Minnesota Senate debated minimum wage bill today. The Senate's proposal would give low wage workers a 50 cent jump in pay over the current $7.25 per hour federal minimum.

By Glen Stubbe

May 8, 2013 at 10:24PM

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DFL researcher Craig Janezich stood ready to help Sen Chris Eaton as she defended her minimum wage bill from questions and amendments on the Senate floor.

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GOP Senators, from left, Paul Gazelka, Minority Leader David Hann and Gary Dahms huddled as debate began on the minimum wage bill on the Senate floor. Dahms led opposition to the bill.

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Senate GOP caucus chief of staff Kevin Matzek, bottom left, huddled with GOP Senators, from left, Bill Weber, Gary Dahms, Minority Leader David Hann and Julie Rosen as debate began on the minimum wage bill on the Senate floor.

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Sen Chris Eaton listened as GOP Sentors challenged her minimum wage bill with questions and amendments on the Senate floor.

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Glen Stubbe

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Photojournalist Glen Stubbe has been chief political photographer for the Minnesota Star Tribune since 2011 and was business photographer and photo editor before that. He was named Visual MN Photographer of the Year twice in a row, first in 2015, and then combined 2016-2017.