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Amazon ups wages for 350K, says it will advocate better pay
Amazon, which has faced political and economic pressure to raise pay for thousands of employees, is boosting its minimum wage for all U.S. workers to $15 per hour starting next month.
Baltimore City Council asks state to raise minimum wage
Baltimore City Council members have formally asked the Maryland General Assembly to pass legislation that would raise the state minimum wage to $15 an hour.
County officials in Maryland hike minimum wage to $15 a hour
ROCKVILLE — The Montgomery County Council voted unanimously to raise its minimum wage to $15 an hour over a period of years. Councilmembers voted Tuesday on an amended bill that […]
New laws took effect in Maryland on July 1
ANNAPOLIS — New laws that took effect in Maryland include steps to provide funding for Planned Parenthood to mitigate potential federal cuts and require schools to teach about the dangers of […]
Amid national $15 discussions, minimum wage increases in Md. continue
While Maryland implements the next incremental increase in the statewide minimum wage Saturday, business leaders remain wary of its effects and discussion of a $15 minimum wage. The state’s minimum […]
Veto override unlikely on Baltimore minimum wage bill
Despite the prayers of some local spiritual leaders Monday, the odds of raising Baltimore’s minimum wage to $15 an hour in the near future remain slim, if not completely dead. […]
Pugh defends minimum-wage hike veto
Mayor Catherine Pugh on Wednesday defended her decision to veto a Baltimore City Council bill raising the city’s minimum wage to $15 an hour and extolled the role small businesses […]
Mayor ponders Baltimore minimum wage hike as backers go on offensive
Mayor Catherine Pugh’s decision whether to sign or veto a bill raising Baltimore’s minimum wage to $15 an hour could come as soon as next week. Anthony McCarthy, a spokesman […]
Baltimore City Council approves minimum wage bill
The future of a proposal to eventually raise Baltimore’s minimum wage to $15 an hour will rest with Mayor Catherine Pugh. The Baltimore City Council approved the bill Monday night […]
Maryland bill would gradually raise minimum wage to $15
ANNAPOLIS — Maryland’s minimum wage would rise to $15 over several years under a measure before state lawmakers. Del. Jeffrey Waldstreicher, a Montgomery County Democrat, outlined the bill Tuesday before […]
Baltimore minimum wage bill presents Pugh with a tough choice
Mayor Catherine Pugh faces an early challenge deciding whether to sign a bill eventually increasing Baltimore’s minimum wage to $15 an hour that’s popular with voters but opposed by businesses […]
Baltimore legislators, businesses set for minimum wage clash
Despite pushback from businesses that say the plan will be “devastating” to them, Baltimore City Council members want to eventually raise the minimum wage in the city to $15 an […]
