WASHINGTON (AP) — The D.C. Council voted unanimously Tuesday to increase the District of Columbia’s minimum wage to $11.50 an hour, one of the nation’s highest.

The vote by the 13-member council follows a national trend in which localities and states are addressing the minimum wage in the wake of federal inaction. Last month, suburban Montgomery and Prince George’s counties in Maryland also approved raising their minimum wages to $11.50. California, Connecticut, New Jersey, New York and Rhode Island have raised their minimum wages this year.