WASHINGTON — Mayor Vincent Gray vetoed a bill Thursday that would force Wal-Mart and other large retailers to pay their employees at least $12.50 an hour, calling it a “job killer” that would not advance the goal of a living ...

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A few government and politics headlines for Friday.

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GAITHERSBURG — Rep. John Delaney is planning to push for a minimum wage increase in Maryland. Delaney said Monday raising the minimum wage is one of the most direct ways of helping working families succeed while also improving Maryland’s economy. ...

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ANNAPOLIS — A Maryland state Senate panel is expected to vote on a measure that would increase the state’s minimum wage to $10 per hour by 2015. A vote by the Maryland Senate Finance Committee could come as soon as ...

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A few government and politics headlines for Monday.

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ANNAPOLIS — The Maryland Senate Finance Committee is considering a bill that would increase Maryland’s minimum wage to $10 an hour by 2015. The state’s current minimum wage is $7.25 per hour, the same as the federal rate. Supporters of ...

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WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama’s call to raise the minimum wage to $9 an hour and boost it annually to keep pace with inflation is already getting a trial run. Ten states make similar cost-of-living adjustments, including Washington state, where ...

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Two state lawmakers say raising Maryland’s minimum wage to $10 an hour will put millions of dollars into the economy and generate new jobs.

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Cannery workers, bartenders in hole-in-the-wall taverns, employees of movie and drive-in theaters … know what they’ve got in common?

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OLYMPIA, Wash. — With a bump in the minimum wage to $9.19 an hour on Tuesday, high school student Miranda Olson will edge closer to her goal of purchasing that black Volkswagen Beetle she’s been researching online. Olson is only ...

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