Rick Scott and Trade Mission to California

minimum wage: The NBC affiliate in Miami reported: Scott on Wednesday announced he going on a trade mission to California to try to woo businesses away from the Golden State, according to MSNBC. The Republican governor visited several states last year run by Democrats where he denounced their taxes and business climate. Rick Scott talked up his opposition to a wage hike in a state he has nothing to do with. In his release, Scott contended companies would want to leave California because of a crippling increase in the minimum wage. Jerry Brown earlier this month signed into law a measure that will lift the statewide minimum wage to $15 an hour by 2022. Gov. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.