Ongoing debate over raising NJ minimum wage to $15/hour is focus of political lobbying on unusual scale

TRENTON — Gov. Chris Christie’s veto Tuesday of a bill that would phase-in a $15 minimum wage for New Jersey has not ended the battle as Democratic legislative leaders now vow to put it on the 2017 election ballot as a constitutional amendment. That effort will surely unleash a huge public campaign by supporters and detractors.…