WILLIAMSPORT MORNING CALL: Gov. Tom Wolf said Tuesday that passage of a higher minimum wage in Pennsylvania is one of his priorities in the current legislative session.
Wolf said he backs a bill sponsored by Rep. Patty Kim, a Dauphin County Democrat, to boost the state minimum wage from $7.25 to $10.10 an hour over two years. He made the comment at an impromptu news briefing at a downtown hotel, where he spoke during a closed-door meeting of union leaders sponsored by the Pennsylvania AFL-CIO.
“A floor on compensation is an important macroeconomic thing,” the Democratic governor said. “It makes the market stronger, makes the free market work better.” … (more)
I like Wolf but, like Obama, it is the easiest thing in the world to sound progressive when you know the legislature required to pass what you propose is NOT going to.