Both Sides Testify over Legislation to Phase in $25 State Minimum Wage

Both sides testify over legislation to phase in $25 state minimum wage

Minimum wage workers are asking lawmakers for a raise through legislation that would phase an increase to $25 per hour.

Both sides testify over legislation that would phase in a $25 minimum wage in Maryland

Minimum wage workers are asking lawmakers for a raise through legislation that would phase in an increase to $25 per hour. Still, the ultimate decision would be up to the voters — and many showed up in Annapolis on Wednesday. Workers and business owners packed a Senate hearing room. There were so many people signed up to testify that lawmakers had to reduce the testimony time to one minute per person. Those for and against phasing the state’s mi…