Millionaires support raising Maryland minimum wage to $15
The Fight for $15 that has led to demonstrations like this one in Baltimore was taken to the State House
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Minimum wage hikes sparks outrage
By Daniel Menefee For Maryland Reporter Montgomery County and Baltimore City officials expressed outrage Tuesday in Annapolis over a bill
Read moreBaltimore City Council moves to raise minimum wage
On Monday, February 6, lead sponsor Mary Pat Clarke joins with colleagues and Council President Bernard C. “Jack” Young in
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Disabilites rights groups push to eliminate sub-minimum wage law
Ken Capone, left foreground, at hearing on subminimum wage Feb. 10. Photo by Alessia Grunberger, MarylandReporter.com By Alessia Grunberger For
Read moreVexed at the Other 98
If you have ever been on Facebook for any length of time, you have probably come across postings from the
Read moreMd. legislators get high marks from consumer group — but not GOP
A consumer advocacy group is giving state lawmakers high scores for passing laws in the 2014 General Assembly session that raise the minimum wage and reduce the impact of foreclosures.
The Maryland Consumer Rights Coalition, a nonprofit whose mission includes advancing fairness and justice for consumers, also released four-year scores that depicted state lawmakers as generally favorable to consumer issues. Only nine of 47 senators and 46 of 141 delegates got four-year scores lower than 80%
Read moreMusings on the pros and cons of the minimum wage conundrum
A layered minimum wage might be a better answer. This concept of just raising the minimum wage, while it sounds
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Maryland’s new minimum wage: Cure for income inequality or political posturing?
In case you haven’t heard: Governor Martin O’Malley stated that his top priority of his final legislative session in office
Read moreRascovar column: Do-gooders know best about wages
Raising the minimum wage is all the rage among liberal Democrats and liberal advocacy groups. Listening to them it’s clear a much higher minimum will dramatically close the income inequity gap. Columnist Barry Rascovar explores the downside of upping the minimum wage, and offers a better alternative.
Read moreMd. Senate leaders forecast some business tax relief
State Senate leaders told a business group Wednesday that they expected to see some sort of small business tax relief in the coming legislative session, possibly coupled with an increase in the minimum wage.
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