Lawmaker outlines new effort to hike minimum wage in New York

By: Kate Lisa | Spectrum News | Aug 15, 2022

Some labor unions and progressive state lawmakers want to make an annual increase in the minimum wage a top priority next session.

A bill to implement a permanent increase to the state’s minimum wage rate set to the Consumer Price Index, died this session, but the fight is being reinvigorated as New York families continue to battle high inflation, burdening them with higher costs. (Read More)