By Becca Heller
Maryland Reporter, March 10 2013
An initiative to raise minimum wage to $10 an hour in two years promises to be among the most controversial economic issues debated at the Maryland General Assembly this year. …
Still, proponents of the bill remain steadfast in their belief that this hike in wages would not only be the fair thing to do for low-income workers, but also act as a stimulant to Maryland’s still struggling economy.
“Raising the minimum wage will help small businesses like my members by putting more money in the pockets of Maryland’s workers, which will boost spending and job creation on Main Street,” said a statement by Margot Dorfman, chief executive officer of the U.S. Women’s Chamber of Commerce, which represents 500,000 business owners nationally and 7,500 members in Maryland. “While some try to portray a minimum wage increase as a fight between business and workers, raising the minimum wage is in reality good for both.”