More testimony on minimum wage says $15 is too high
The Housing and Military Affairs Committee continues to hear from business owners and advocates who say that a $15 minimum wage is simply unaffordable for their organizations.
Report: Minimum wage hikes could lead to increased property crimes and $2.4 billion in associated costs
Sabia notes that they found evidence “that some affected younger workers turn to property crime, either due to excessive idleness or to replace their lost income. Higher minimum wages may, therefore, make some neighborhoods less safe.”
Mixed testimonies continue to cast shadow over $15 minimum wage
A handful of experts appeared at the House Committee on General, Housing, and Military Affairs on Wednesday morning to weigh in on the proposal to bump the minimum wage to $15 an hour.
Maryland lawmakers want to increase minimum wage by nearly 50 percent
The Maryland General Assembly voted Wednesday to approve a state $15 minimum wage, sending the bill to GOP Gov. Larry Hogan’s desk for final approval.
New bill would credit employee health benefits toward minimum wage requirement
With lawmakers advancing bills that would increase the minimum wage and require additional employee perks, one representative is putting forth an initiative to help businesses meet these demands.
McClaughry: Minimum wage madness again
Great idea. Lay the higher minimum wage burden on small businesses, then contrive to have the taxpayers subsidize the small businesses for their losses. Brain dead doesn’t seem too harsh a verdict for this sort of thinking.
Roper: $15 minimum wage would impact Medicaid/Medicare costs by $50 million
The Vermont Department of Disabilities, Aging & Independent Living testified that if the Vermont Legislature were to adopt a $15 minimum wage, as is seems poised to do, “it may also result in unintended consequences.” That’s an understatement.
Central Vermont Chamber of Commerce opposes job-killing minimum wage bill
S.23 proposes raising the minimum wage to $11.50 on Jan. 1, 2020, and then annually until it reaches $15.00 on Jan. 1, 2024. Following those increases, the legislation calls for increases in the minimum wage of 5 percent or the percentage of increase of the Consumer Price Index.
Critics: Trend to raise minimum wage will cost potentially millions of jobs
In 2019, 19 states are increasing their minimum wage rates, a trend Congressional Democrats hope to continue by also introducing federal legislation to raise the minimum wage nationwide by 2024.
Federal lawmakers are pushing a $15 minimum wage. Here are 3 disastrous consequences that would result.
Democratic lawmakers have long been in favor of a higher minimum wage, but few have gone so far as to call for doubling it. Until now.
Owner of historic Boston restaurant says minimum wage hikes hastened its demise
Durgin-Park, a renowned Boston restaurant, has been around for a long time. It opened in 1827, when Massachusetts’ own John Quincy Adams was president of the United States.
Why does Bernie Sanders want to stop Americans from working and shopping at Walmart?
Sen. Bernie Sanders is back again, with yet another attempt to indirectly mandate the $15 an hour minimum wage. It’s called the Stop WALMART Act, or Stop Welfare for Any Large Monopoly Amassing Revenue from Taxpayers Act.