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My Support for the Minimum Wage Increase
On November 19,2015, Urban County Council voted to approve an ordinance raising the minimum wage in Fayette County to $10.10 an hour over the next three years, beginning July 1, 2016. The vote was 9 to 6 in favor. The Herald-Leader article about the vote can be found here.I voted with the majorit…Final Vote on Minimum Wage
The minimum wage ordinance, which will raise the wage to $10.10/hour over 3 years, is on the council docket for a second reading at the 11/19/15 council meeting that starts at 6:00 p.m. This is a crucial, final step for the ordinance before Council. A majority vote by Council in favor of the ord…