ALJAZEERA: The Maryland legislature approved raising the state’s minimum wage on Monday to $10.10 an hour, equaling the highest state rate in the nation and drawing praise from President Barack Obama.
The Democrat-controlled House of Delegates approved passage 87-47 and sent the bill to Democratic Governor Martin O’Malley, who had made the measure a priority and is expected to sign it.
Maryland’s entry-level wage is currently $7.25 an hour and was last raised in 2006. The bill would raise it in stages to $10.10 in July 2018… (more)
