Washington Informer: Maryland Gov. Hogan Offers Minimum Wage ‘Compromise’
By William J. Ford
Washington Informer, March 9, 2019
Republican Gov. Larry Hogan sent a letter to legislature leadership Friday offering a “compromise” to the ongoing proposal to gradually increase the state’s minimum hourly wage to $15, which the majority Democratic House approved last week. According to the letter addressed to Senate President Thomas V. Mike Miller Jr. and House Speaker Michael Busch, the minimum wage would increase to $12.10 by 2022. ...
Several business leaders and advocate groups are pleased lawmakers agreed to the gradual rise to $15 an hour, but want it done...