The speaker of the Kentucky House of Representatives told the House Labor and Industry Committee today an increase in the state’s minimum wage to $10.10 an hour is long overdue. Greg Stumbo is a Democrat from Prestonsburg…
Stumbo says passing his plan, which is House Bill One, will improve the lives of more than 30,000 Kentuckians, who are paid the minimum wage.
The president of the Kentucky Retail Federation opposes the increase. Tod Griffin says the message he carries from small business is “very clear and very simple”…
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Griffin claims hiking the minimum wage will just add to the difficulties of Kentucky businesses. He says many are already operating on slim profit margins.
