Several questions clear another hurdle to next year's ballot

BOSTON (AP) — A hike in the state's minimum wage and a cut in the state sales tax are two of several proposed ballot questions that are one step closer to going before voters next November.

Wednesday was the deadline for supporters to deliver the certified signatures of at least 64,750 registered voters to the secretary of state's office.

The minimum wage question, proposed by the union-backed group Raise Up Massachusetts, would gradually increase the wage from the current $11 to $15 an hour by 2022. The group is also pushing a second question aimed at guaranteeing paid family leave for all workers in the state.