Friday, April 22, 2005

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Minimum Wage

The recent Minimum Wage bill passed in the 2005 session would raise Maryland's minimum wage above the national figure. What will be the effect on low wage employees, businesses and job creation? Lawmakers in Annapolis failed to override Governor Ehrlich's veto of a living-wage bill that would have required state contractors to pay workers $10.50 an hour.

Ellen Valentino

Maryland Director, National Federation of Independent Business

 National Federation of Independent Business

Tom Hucker

Executive Director, Progressive Maryland

 Progressive Maryland

Political Roundtable

Political Consultant Kevin Igoe and UMBC professor, Tom Schaller, Ph.D. square off in this week's Political Roundtable.

Kevin Igoe

Political Consultant, Igoe Associates

 Igoe Associates

Tom Schaller, Ph.D.

Professor of Political Science, UMBC, Executive Editor, The Gadflyer

 UMBC

 The Gadflyer