Local

Minimum wage won’t hit $15 in Maryland anytime soon. Gov. Hogan vetoed the $15 minimum wage bill Wednesday. In his letter to General Assembly leadership he stated, “Now is not the time to reverse course and put Maryland back on the previous path to economic stagnation.” See Also: Maryland Lawmakers Pass Bill Making Minimum Wage $15 […]

Local

Maryland lawmakers passed the ‘Fight for 15’ bill Wednesday. As long as it’s signed by Gov. Larry Hogan, Maryland’s minimum wage will be $15 by 2025. The bill passed 32-13. It also supports a gradual increase over the next few years to the new minimum wage. Source: CBS Baltimore Sign Up For Our Newsletter! For […]

Local

Want news at your fingertips? Text WOLB to 71007 to join our text club! Sign Up For Our Newsletter!

Local

Baltimore Mayor Catherine Pugh has vetoed a bill which would have increased the city’s minimum wage to $15 per hour by 2022. Want news at your fingertips? Text WOLB to 71007 to join our text club! Sign Up For Our Newsletter!

Black Lives Matter groups are joining forces with activists leading the charge for raising the minimum wage to $15 in an effort to fight for racial justice and economic equality.

The City Council is set to pass a law that will bring Baltimore’s minimum wage to $15 an hour by 2022. Baltimore’s wage increase would be almost $5 an hour higher than all the counties in the area. Maryland’s minimum wage will raise to $10.10 an hour by 2018 from the current $8.75 per hour. […]

Local

  Want news at your fingertips? Text WOLB to 71007 to join our text club! Sign Up For Our Newsletter!

Local

Want news at your fingertips? Text WOLB to 71007 to join our text club! Sign Up For Our Newsletter!

Local

Foxbaltimore.com is reporting that the Baltimore City Council deferred a much-anticipated vote on Monday to phase in a $15 hourly minimum wage for the city and instead agreed to send the bill back to committee. The parliamentary maneuver came after supporters failed to secure the eight votes needed to pass the minimum wage bill. The […]