Californians, who have historically supported efforts to raise the minimum wage, were not swayed this time around.After two weeks of postelection uncertainty, Proposition 32, the initiative to increase the state’s minimum wage to $18 an hour,

Voters have rejected Prop. 32, which would have raised the state's minimum wage to $18 per hour by 2026, the highest in the U.S.

California voters reject ballot measure that would have raised state's minimum wage to a national high of $18 per hour

Prop 32, which would have brought the state’s minimum wage up to $18 per hour, was the first minimum-wage measure to lose at the ballot in almost three decades.

A California measure that would have raised the state’s minimum wage to $18 is projected by The Associated Press to lack the votes necessary to pass. Proposition 32 would have had employers reach an $18 minimum wage by Jan.

Opponents of a ballot initiative that would raise California’s minimum wage from $16 to $18 an hour are declaring victory. With 94% of the votes counted as of Tuesday, Yes on Proposition 32 was trailing by 245,

Foes of increasing the California minimum wage say voters have rejected the proposition, but supporters aren’t giving up yet.

A majority of Californians voted against Proposition 32, which would have raised the state's minimum wage to $18, the Associated Press projected Tuesday.

The US states that will raise their minimum wages starting January 1, 2025 are: Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, South Dakota, Delaware, Illinois, Maine, Michigan, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Rhode Island, Vermont, Virginia and Washington.

California voters have rejected a measure on the November ballot that would have raised the minimum wage for most workers to $18 an hour.