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\nA bill to gradually raise Kentucky’s minimum wage to $10.10 an hour has cleared a House committee, but it drew opposition from Republicans and business interests.<\/p>\n
\nA bill to gradually raise Kentucky’s minimum wage to $10.10 an hour has cleared a House committee, but it drew opposition from Republicans and business interests.<\/p>\n
Under the bill, the state’s $7.25 per-hour minimum wage would rise in three steps, each time by less than a dollar a year, until reaching $10.10 an hour in 2018.<\/p>\n
The measure cleared the House Labor and Industry Committee Thursday.<\/p>\n
The bill’s leading proponent is House Speaker Greg Stumbo. He says the majority of minimum-wage workers are women, many with children.<\/p>\n
Business groups say a higher minimum wage would raise prices and cause some employers to cut jobs or workers’ hours. The bill would exempt businesses with annual gross sales up to $500,000.<\/p>\n
Similar bills have died in the Senate.<\/p>\n
Source: AP<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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