In Addition To Re-Electing Chris Christie, N.J. Voted To Raise Minimum Wage 14%

"[They backed an] amendment to the State Constitution that would take the minimum hourly wage to $8.25 [from $7.25] on Jan. 1 and then step it up annually to keep pace with inflation. Indeed, the measure passed easily on Tuesday: With 99 percent of precincts reporting, voters approved it by a margin of 61 percent to 39 percent, an outcome that pleased labor leaders and dismayed representatives of the business community." Patrick McGeehan in The New York Times