On Wednesday Oregon’s governor signed new legislation that will raise the minimum wage to nearly $15 an hour over the course of six years. The legislation uses a unique three tiered system that is not in effect anywhere else in the country so far, and the increase will make their minimum wage higher than any other state. President Obama called for Congress to take similar action and praised the Oregon ruling, stating "I commend the Oregon Legislature and Governor Kate Brown for taking action to raise their state's minimum wage.” The current federal minimum wage is $7.25 an hour.
See "Obama Praises Oregon’s New Landmark Minimum Wage Law", KRISTENA HANSEN, The Los Angeles Times, March 4, 2016