BOSTON (AP) - President Barack Obama planned a trip to Boston on Wednesday to help raise money for the Democratic Party.
Obama is set to attend a round-table discussion fundraiser for the Democratic National Committee with about 25 supporters in Cambridge.
Obama is then scheduled to headline a DNC dinner in Boston at the Artists for Humanity EpiCenter with about 70 backers. The event is also intended to raise money for the party.
Obama’s visit follows a stop at Central Connecticut State University in New Britain to renew his push to raise the federal minimum wage to $10.10 an hour.
During his stop in Connecticut, Obama will appear with Democratic Govs. Dannel Malloy of Connecticut, Peter Shumlin of Vermont and Lincoln Chafee of Rhode Island. Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick is also planning to attend.
Obama then travels to Logan Airport.
Patrick told reporters Monday that he’s looking forward to joining with Obama “to affirm my support and the support of other New England governors to raise the minimum wage.”
“It’s something the president has shown real leadership on, something I think you all know I feel very strongly about,” Patrick said.
A higher minimum wage and an overhaul of immigration laws are two of Obama’s top priorities. Massachusetts is also debating an increase in the state minimum wage.
The Massachusetts Senate has approved a bill that would raise the state’s minimum wage to $11 an hour by January 2016. The House has yet to vote on the measure.
A labor-backed group is also working to put a question on the November ballot that would raise the minimum wage from $8 an hour to $10.50 an hour over two years.
Both the bill and the ballot question would automatically link future wage increases to the state’s rate of inflation.
The minimum wage in Massachusetts hasn’t increased in five years.
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