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Bowser Discusses Mayoral Bid; Living Wage Debate; FBI Search for New Headquarters; SCOTUS takes up Gay Marriage
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Minimum wage: Md. Senate panel votes against bill
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A Maryland Senate panel has voted against raising the state's minimum wage to $10 an hour by 2015. The state's current minimum wage is $7.25 per hour.
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Minimum wage battle: Lawmakers looking to raise minimum wage
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House and Senate Democrats want to raise the minimum wage to $10.10 an hour, more than a dollar higher than President Barack Obama proposed in his State of the Union address.
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That was the week that was
CommentBurkman and Fowler interview February 15, 2013
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President Obama urges action on gun violence, preschool, jobs, wages
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In remarks Friday at Hyde Park Academy in his hometown of Chicago, Obama says by reducing gun violence, expanding preschool access, raising the minimum wage and improving job training, the U.S. can ensure every child has a chance to succeed.
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Minimum wage 2013: Barack Obama calls for $9 minimum wage (Video)
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President Obama has called for an increase in the national minimum wage from $7.25 to $9 an hour. It’s a controversial proposal as small business owners worry about paying more to employees, while those working for minimum wage would welcome any bump in pay.
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Maryland minimum wage increase proposed
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Supporters of increasing Maryland's minimum wage want to raise it from $7.25 to $10 an hour by 2015.
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Minimum wage to reach $10 in San Francisco next year
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It's only a 32-cent hike, from $9.92 to $10.24. But for many low-income workers it's a psychological boost that will help them ring in the new year with more money in their pocket for daily necessities.
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