March 10th, 2019 by WCBC Radio
Maryland Governor Larry Hogan has sent a letter to top lawmakers, asking them to scale back a Democratic proposal to increase the minimum wage to $15 an hour.
That proposal has already passed the House of Delegates and a Senate committee.
Hogan's prime concern is with the effect a significantly lower minimum wage in neighboring states will have on the Maryland economy. In recent weeks, that's the message Mountain Maryland business owners took to Annapolis. saying minimums of $7.25 in Pennsylvania and $8.75 in West Virginia could cripple the local economy.
Hogan has proposed an increase to $12.10 an hour by 2022 if certain conditions are met. The increase would only become effective if neighboring states reached an average of 80% of Maryland's scheduled minimum wage hike.
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