Democratic legislative
leaders gave partial support Monday to a push to raise the minimum wage,
with some reiterating unwillingness to impose a "one size fits all"
increase across the state.
They provided few other clues as to how they will respond to Gov. Martin O'Malley's call to lift the state's minimum pay from $7.25 an hour to $10.10 by 2016, with future increases tied to inflation.
"That's a debate we will have in committee," House Speaker Michael E. Busch said Monday at a breakfast for business leaders hosted by the Greater Baltimore Committee. "The governor sets the threshold. We determine if we're going to meet that threshold or go in a different direction."
They provided few other clues as to how they will respond to Gov. Martin O'Malley's call to lift the state's minimum pay from $7.25 an hour to $10.10 by 2016, with future increases tied to inflation.
"That's a debate we will have in committee," House Speaker Michael E. Busch said Monday at a breakfast for business leaders hosted by the Greater Baltimore Committee. "The governor sets the threshold. We determine if we're going to meet that threshold or go in a different direction."
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