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Baltimore council members want minimum wage authority
Baltimore City Council members teed off on fellow Democrats in Annapolis for backing legislation preventing local jurisdictions in Maryland from enacting higher minimum wages. During a news event at City […]
Miller raises possibility of Md. minimum wage increase to $15
The hip bone might be connected to the backbone, as the old song goes, but in Senate President Thomas V. Mike Miller Jr.'s case, it might also be connected to the finger that pushes the buttons to vote.
Facing defeat, $15 minimum wage bill in Baltimore pulled from vote
A Baltimore City Council bill raising the minimum wage to $15 by 2022 is heading back to committee after it was likely to be defeated. Councilwoman Mary Pat Clarke, the bill’s […]
Baltimore City Councilman Stokes says no to $15 minimum wage
City Councilman Carl Stokes, who as recently as Monday night was the one vote needed to pass a $15 minimum wage bill in Baltimore, said Tuesday that he will vote […]
Baltimore’s $15 minimum wage proposal advances
A bill that would raise the minimum wage for some workers in Baltimore to $15 an hour by 2022 cleared a major procedural hurdle but faces a stiff test next […]
Change would delay phase-in of $15 minimum wage in Baltimore
A Baltimore City Council committee passed an amendment Tuesday that would extend the phase-in period for a proposed $15 minimum wage to 2023 instead of 2020. Under the amendment, the minimum wage […]
Montgomery County to hold hearing on minimum wage increase
ROCKVILLE — The Montgomery County Council is holding a hearing on a bill to increase the minimum wage in the county to $15 an hour by 2020. The hearing is […]
Md.’s phased minimum wage increase gives businesses time to plan
For 15 years, Donte Lockman had his own business selling clothes and tennis shoes in Baltimore. He ran the business himself and was the only employee but was unable to […]
Donald C. Fry: Wrong place and time for $15 minimum wage
Imagine for a minute that you own a business with locations in Baltimore City and Baltimore County. You employ workers with low- or entry-level skills and pay minimum wage, currently […]
DC lawmakers approve citywide $15 minimum wage
WASHINGTON — Lawmakers in the nation’s capital approved a $15-an-hour minimum wage on Tuesday, joining numerous other cities and the states of California and New York in mandating pay raises […]
DC Council to consider revised minimum wage bill
WASHINGTON — A bill to increase the minimum wage to $15 in the nation’s capital has been revised to have a less dramatic impact on the city’s restaurant industry. A […]
What’s behind MOM’s decision to hike its minimum wage
An advocate for a higher minimum wage, MOM’s Organic Market’s founder says the store is trying to lead by example. The Rockville-based grocery chain announced that it’s increasing it minimum […]
