Maryland Senate Finance Committee Kills Increase In Minimum Wage

March 21, 2013 – Segment 2

A bill that would have raised the minimum wage in Maryland to $10.00 by 2015 was defeated in the Maryland Senate Finance Committee yesterday. We’ll hear arguments for and against raising the minimum wage from:

Casey Jenkins, Owner of Darker Than Blue Cafe;
Amanda Rothschild, Managing Partner of Charmington’s;
Rob Santoni Jr., CFO of Santoni’s Supermarket;
and John Cavanagh, fellow at the Institute for Policy Studies.

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