MADISON — Service workers and liberal organizers are calling on state lawmakers to raise Wisconsin’s minimum wage from $7.25 to $20 an hour.

Wisconsin is one of 20 states that haven’t raised their minimum wages higher than the federal rate set in 2009. The push for a higher minimum wage comes as 25 states raised their minimum wages last year.

“A $7.25 minimum wage is absurd in this day and age,” said Troy Brewer, a cook at Fiserv Forum. “Let’s stop playing politics. Let’s stop playing Republicans versus Democrats. Let’s do what’s right by people.”

The average single person in Wisconsin needs to make $20.96 to support themselves, according to MIT’s Living Wage Calculator .

Adrienne Frey, a server and bartender, said she works multiple jobs and still struggles to make ends meet. As s

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