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PHOENIX — Gov. Doug Ducey said he's not using his agencies to help undermine the measure voters approved last month hiking the state's minimum wage.

Business interests are in court today in a bid to have Maricopa County Superior Court Judge Daniel Kiley to declare that Proposition 206 illegally imposes illegal new financial obligations on the state. And to make that case, the lawsuit names several state agencies as defendants.

Ducey acknowledged Monday he was a foe of the initiative. It requires employers to pay their workers at least $10 an hour beginning next month, eventually reaching $12 by 2020.

But the governor said he's not moving to have them side with the challengers.

"I've asked all my agencies to follow the law,'' Ducey said. And the governor said that he already is moving to adjust his budget to deal with the effects.

"The people have spoken,'' he said. Ducey said he will "let the courts decide'' whether the measure is legal.