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Montgomery County Council President Nancy Navarro and Councilmembers Marc Elrich, Valerie Ervin and George Leventhal spoke to a rally on Nov. 21 in Rockville organized to urge the Council to approve Bill 27-13, which would establish a county minimum wage. The legislation would have a three-year, gradual phase-in period that would increase the County minimum […]

Arguments in favor and against increasing the minimum wage were heard at the Oct. 24 Montgomery County Council public hearing. The final council vote on minimum wage increase is expected the third week of November. CCM’s Julie Rios Little reports. Visit our PEG partner County Cable Montgomery to view more of its local programming. Related […]

The Montgomery County Council’s Health and Human Services Committee (HHS) will hold a public hearing at 7:30 p.m., on Oct. 24 on the proposed increase in the County Minimum Wage (Bill 27-13). If passed, the bill would require certain private sector employers to pay a minimum wage that would gradually increase to $11.50 per hour […]

There are just over 70,000 working adults in the state of Maryland who are trying to manage on earning minimum wage of $7.25 per hour. CCM’s Susan Kenedy reports on efforts to raise the minimum wage in Montgomery County and neighboring communities. Visit our PEG partner County Cable Montgomery to view more of its local […]

County Cable Montgomery’s Lorna Virgili hosts the latest episode of County Report This Week. This week’s show features stories on the proposed minimum wage increase, County Executive Ike Leggett’s meeting with elected officials from around the region on the impact of the shutdown, Superintendent Joshua Starr’s Community Day, an update on the ACES Program at Montgomery College, […]

Leaders from Montgomery County, Prince George’s County and the District of Columbia  showed their united stand to create a regional minimum wage of $11.50 per hour. The elected officials, who emphasized their collaboration at an event at the Metropolitan Washington  Council of Governments in Northeast D.C., are backing similar bills in their respective jurisdictions. Councilmember […]

Montgomery County Councilmembers Marc Elrich and Valerie Ervin, Prince George’s County Council Chair Andrea Harrison and Councilmember Karen Toles and District of Columbia Council Chairman Phil Mendelson recently united in a rare collaboration of their respective governments to support an effort to create a “regional minimum wage” that would gradually increase to $11.50 per hour. […]

Montgomery County Councilmember Marc Elrich is scheduled to introduce a bill at 10:15 a.m. on Oct. 1 that will be part of a collaborative effort with the District of Columbia and Prince George’s County to establish a regional minimum wage of $11.50 per hour. The bill will be introduced during the Montgomery Council’s regular weekly […]

“21 This Week” host Casey Aiken and the panel discuss the effort to increase the minimum wage in Maryland. Guests Mark Uncapher and Susan Heltemes comment. Take a look. Learn more about 21 This Week and watch previous episodes, on demand. Guests: Susan Heltemes, Democratic Activist Steve Kreseski, Political Consultant Rich Parsons, Political Consultant Mark […]

Montgomery County Councilmember Marc Elrich is proposing legislation to raise the minimum wage in Montgomery County from $7.25 to $12 per hour. Find out what he says about the issue in this report: Visit our PEG partner County Cable Montgomery to view more of its local programming. For more coverage on the issue of minimum […]