Nevada Independent: Peter Frigeri: Sandoval must give Nevada workers a raise
Op-Ed By Peter Frigeri
Nevada Independent, May 25, 2017
As Nevada’s legislative session winds down, lawmakers are trying to send to Gov. Brian Sandoval’s desk several progressive economic measures including an increase in the minimum wage to $12 an hour and new equal pay protections for working women. With polls showing strong public support for higher wages, Gov. Sandoval may soon get to show the voters which side he’s on: whether he stands with struggling working Nevadans – or with special interests who don’t want to have to pay their workers a penny more.
While...